2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer election

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Election
	November 6, 2018
	Godlewski: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Hartwig: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Treasurer before election; Matt Adamczyk; Republican	Elected Treasurer ; Sarah Godlewski; Democratic

The 2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2018, and saw Democratic nominee Sarah Godlewski defeat Republican nominee Travis Hartwig. Incumbent Republican Matt Adamczyk, first elected in 2014, did not sought re-election.

Background

The election was held coinciding with other fall elections in Wisconsin.

Earlier in the year, a referendum had been held on whether or not to abolish the State Treasurer office, a move that Wisconsin voters rejected by a margin of more than 20 percent.^[1] Incumbent Republican Matt Adamczyk, first elected in 2014, chose not to run for reelection.

Primaries

Democratic

Sarah Godlewski defeated Dawn Marie Sass, former state treasurer, and Cynthia Kaump in the Democratic primary^[2] in the Democratic primary

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Godlewski	201,031	43.46
	Democratic	Dawn Marie Sass	148,362	32.07
	Democratic	Cynthia Kaump	112,255	24.27
	Write-in		965	0.21
Total votes			462,613	100

Republican

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Hartwig	261,139	72.12
	Republican	Jill Millies	100,153	27.66
	Write-in		793	0.22
Total votes			362,085	100

Libertarian

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Libertarian primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in		140	100
Total votes			140	100

Green

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Green primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in		86	100
Total votes			86	100

Constitution

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Constitution primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Andrew Zuelke	350	97.72
	Write-in		10	2.78
Total votes			310	100

General election

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Godlewski	1,324,110	50.9
	Republican	Travis Hartwig	1,216,811	46.8
	Constitution	Andrew Zuelke	59,570	2.2
	Write-in		1,471	0.1
Total votes			2,601,962	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "Voters by a wide margin keep Wisconsin's 170 year old state treasurer's office". journal sentinel. April 4, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "Dawn Marie Sass". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Wisconsin Election Commission Elections Results Report Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 5:00:00 AM" (PDF). Wisconsin Board of Elections. 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[1] "Voters by a wide margin keep Wisconsin's 170 year old state treasurer's office". journal sentinel. April 4, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[2] "Dawn Marie Sass". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[primaryresult-3] "Wisconsin Election Commission Elections Results Report Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 5:00:00 AM" (PDF). Wisconsin Board of Elections. 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

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