# 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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The 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum won his party's nomination by defeating two minor candidates, while State Attorney General Jim Doyle won the Democratic primary with a little more than a third of the vote in a highly competitive primary election. In the general election, the presence of Ed Thompson, former Governor Tommy Thompson's younger brother, the Mayor of Tomah, and the Libertarian Party nominee, held both McCallum and Doyle to under fifty percent of the vote, enabling Doyle to win with 45% of the vote, defeating McCallum.
As of 2022, this is the last gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate carried Langlade, Manitowoc, Marquette, Racine, and Taylor counties, and the last in which Juneau County did not vote for the Republican candidate, instead voting for Thompson.

## Republican primary

McCallum, as the incumbent governor, did not face significant opposition in the primary. He was nominated with 86% of the primary vote.

### Governor
#### Candidates

* William Lorge, former State Representative
* Scott McCallum, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin
* George Pobuda, teacher in Tomahawk, Wisconsin

#### Results

Republican gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 198,525 | 86.23% |
| | Republican | William Lorge | 18,852 | 8.19% |
| | Republican | George Pobuda | 12,452 | 5.41% |
| | Republican | Scattering | 403 | 0.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 230,232 | 100.00% |

### Lieutenant governor
#### Candidates

* Margaret A. Farrow, incumbent lieutenant governor

#### Results

Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Margaret A. Farrow (incumbent) | 189,871 | 99.83% |
| | Republican | Scattering | 321 | 0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 190,192 | 100.00% |

## Democratic primary

The primary election for the Democratic nomination was closely contested by three competitive candidates. The race was ultimately won by Jim Doyle with around 38% of the vote.

### Governor
#### Candidates

* Tom Barrett, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, former state senator and state representative
* Jim Doyle, three-term Attorney General of Wisconsin, former District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin.
* Kathleen Falk, Dane County Executive, former Assistant Wisconsin Attorney General, general counsel for Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Jim Doyle | Tom Barrett | Kathleen Falk |
| University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) | Sept 2–5, 2002 | 39% | 31% | 30% |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Aug 26–28, 2002 | 31.5% | 25.7% | 25.1% |

#### Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Doyle | 212,066 | 38.30% |
| | Democratic | Tom Barrett | 190,605 | 34.43% |
| | Democratic | Kathleen Falk | 150,161 | 27.12% |
| | Democratic | Scattering | 802 | 0.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 553,634 | 100.00% |

### Lieutenant governor
#### Candidates

* Barbara Lawton, nominee for lieutenant Governor in 1998
* Kevin Shibilski, member of Wisconsin Senate

#### Results

Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lawton | 265,733 | 54.11% |
| | Democratic | Kevin Shibilski | 224,834 | 45.78% |
| | Democratic | Scattering | 525 | 0.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 491,092 | 100.00% |

## Libertarian primary
### Governor
#### Candidates

* Ed Thompson, former Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin (2000–2002), brother of former Governor Tommy Thompson

#### Results

Libertarian gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Ed Thompson | 16,471 | 99.95% |
| | Libertarian | Scattering | 8 | 0.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,479 | 100.00% |

### Lieutenant governor
#### Candidates

* Marty Reynolds, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
Libertarian lieutenant gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Marty Reynolds | 10,753 | 99.73% |
| | Libertarian | Scattering | 29 | 0.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,782 | 100.00% |

## Green primary
### Governor
#### Candidates

* Jim Young, City assessor for Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

#### Results

Green gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jim Young | 2,337 | 99.66% |
| | Green | Scattering | 8 | 0.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,345 | 100.00% |

### Lieutenant governor
#### Candidates

* Jeff Peterson

#### Results

Green lieutenant gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jeff Peterson | 2,206 | 99.46% |
| | Green | Scattering | 12 | 0.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,218 | 100.00% |

## Independent nominations
### Candidates

* Ty A. Bollerud, of Janesville, Wisconsin
* Alan D. Eisenberg, lawyer and real estate dealer
* Mike Mangan, perennial candidate from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
* Aneb Jah Rasta, consultant and doctor of metaphysics

### Results

Independent gubernatorial primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alan D. Eisenberg | 263 | 35.49% |
| | Independent | Ty A. Bollerud | 226 | 30.50% |
| | Independent | Mike Mangan | 150 | 20.24% |
| | Independent | Aneb Jah Rasta | 102 | 13.77% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 741 | 100.00% |

## General election
### Candidates

* Jim Doyle & Barbara Lawton, Democratic
* Scott McCallum & Margaret A. Farrow, Republican
* Ed Thompson & Marty Reynolds, Libertarian
* Jim Young & Jeff Peterson, Green
* Alan D. Eisenberg
* Ty A. Bollerud
* Mike Mangan
* Aneb Jah Rasta

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | October 31, 2002 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D (flip) | November 4, 2002 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Jim Doyle (D) | Scott McCallum (R) | Ed Thompson (L) | Jim Young (G) | Others |
| University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) | Oct 27–29, 2002 | 41% | 34% | 10% | 2% | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) | Oct 25–27, 2002 | 38% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Market Shares Corp | Oct 24–27, 2002 | 38% | 36% | 8% | 4% | 0% |
| St. Norbert College | Oct 16–27, 2002 | 41% | 33% | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| We the People/Wisconsin | Oct 20–21, 2002 | 46% | 38% | 8% | 3% | 0% |
| Research 2000 | Oct 4–7, 2002 | 44% | 36% | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Wisconsin Policy Research Institute | Sept 26–29, 2002 | 40% | 31% | 7% | 4% | 0% |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Sept 17–25, 2002 | 43% | 35% | 6% | 1% | 0% |

### Results

2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jim Doyle | 800,515 | 45.09% | +6.39% |
| | Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 734,779 | 41.39% | −18.28% |
| | Libertarian | Ed Thompson | 185,455 | 10.45% | +9.82% |
| | Green | Jim Young | 44,111 | 2.48% | +2.48% |
| | Reform | Alan D. Eisenberg | 2,847 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | Ty A. Bollerud | 2,637 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | Mike Managan | 1,710 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | Aneb Jah Rasta | 929 | 0.05% | |
| | | Scattering | 2,366 | 0.13% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,736 | 3.70% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,775,349 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +24.67% | |

### Results by county

Richland County voted Democratic for the first time since 1924 and only the second time since 1857. Doyle was the first Democrat since Albert G. Schmedeman in 1932 to win Columbia County, Grant County, Columbia County, Iowa County and Sauk County. Additionally, Doyle was also the first Democrat since Schmedeman in 1934 to win Marquette County
| County | Jim Doyle Democratic | Jim Doyle Democratic | Scott McCallum Republican | Scott McCallum Republican | Ed Thompson Libertarian | Ed Thompson Libertarian | Jim Young Green | Jim Young Green | All Others Various | All Others Various | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Adams | 3,160 | 46.17% | 2,168 | 31.68% | 1,355 | 19.80% | 130 | 1.90% | 31 | 0.45% | 992 | 14.49% | 6,844 |
| Ashland | 3,092 | 60.39% | 1,572 | 30.70% | 296 | 5.78% | 134 | 2.62% | 26 | 0.51% | 1,520 | 29.69% | 5,120 |
| Barron | 6,540 | 46.04% | 6,239 | 43.92% | 1,074 | 7.56% | 293 | 2.06% | 60 | 0.42% | 301 | 2.12% | 14,206 |
| Bayfield | 3,752 | 59.57% | 1,948 | 30.93% | 379 | 6.02% | 200 | 3.18% | 20 | 0.32% | 1,804 | 28.64% | 6,299 |
| Brown | 29,949 | 42.28% | 32,368 | 45.70% | 5,860 | 8.27% | 2,068 | 2.92% | 585 | 0.83% | -2,419 | -3.42% | 70,830 |
| Buffalo | 2,225 | 48.82% | 1,706 | 37.43% | 499 | 10.95% | 103 | 2.26% | 25 | 0.55% | 519 | 11.39% | 4,558 |
| Burnett | 3,004 | 46.54% | 3,142 | 48.68% | 205 | 3.18% | 91 | 1.41% | 12 | 0.19% | -138 | -2.14% | 6,454 |
| Calumet | 5,528 | 39.43% | 6,844 | 48.81% | 1,198 | 8.54% | 360 | 2.57% | 91 | 0.65% | -1,316 | -9.39% | 14,021 |
| Chippewa | 7,539 | 40.50% | 7,592 | 40.79% | 2,868 | 15.41% | 513 | 2.76% | 102 | 0.55% | -53 | -0.28% | 18,614 |
| Clark | 3,826 | 36.93% | 4,031 | 38.91% | 2,221 | 21.44% | 233 | 2.25% | 48 | 0.46% | -205 | -1.98% | 10,359 |
| Columbia | 7,581 | 41.84% | 6,308 | 34.82% | 3,585 | 19.79% | 571 | 3.15% | 72 | 0.40% | 1,273 | 7.03% | 18,117 |
| Crawford | 2,296 | 44.30% | 1,879 | 36.25% | 791 | 15.26% | 188 | 3.63% | 29 | 0.56% | 417 | 8.05% | 5,183 |
| Dane | 97,084 | 56.43% | 41,810 | 24.30% | 22,477 | 13.07% | 9,806 | 5.70% | 856 | 0.50% | 55,274 | 32.13% | 172,033 |
| Dodge | 8,607 | 32.61% | 12,761 | 48.34% | 4,416 | 16.73% | 438 | 1.66% | 174 | 0.66% | -4,154 | -15.74% | 26,396 |
| Door | 4,647 | 40.48% | 5,333 | 46.45% | 849 | 7.39% | 558 | 4.86% | 94 | 0.82% | -686 | -5.98% | 11,481 |
| Douglas | 9,291 | 63.82% | 4,153 | 28.53% | 732 | 5.03% | 283 | 1.94% | 98 | 0.67% | 5,138 | 35.30% | 14,557 |
| Dunn | 5,525 | 48.45% | 4,560 | 39.99% | 911 | 7.99% | 364 | 3.19% | 43 | 0.38% | 965 | 8.46% | 11,403 |
| Eau Claire | 15,958 | 48.75% | 11,946 | 36.49% | 3,241 | 9.90% | 1,403 | 4.29% | 188 | 0.57% | 4,012 | 12.26% | 32,736 |
| Florence | 609 | 39.73% | 842 | 54.92% | 70 | 4.57% | 12 | 0.78% | 0 | 0.00% | -233 | -15.20% | 1,533 |
| Fond du Lac | 10,394 | 33.16% | 17,653 | 56.31% | 2,540 | 8.10% | 586 | 1.87% | 174 | 0.56% | -7,259 | -23.16% | 31,347 |
| Forest | 1,435 | 44.76% | 1,332 | 41.55% | 371 | 11.57% | 59 | 1.84% | 9 | 0.28% | 103 | 3.21% | 3,206 |
| Grant | 6,175 | 43.07% | 5,946 | 41.47% | 1,832 | 12.78% | 334 | 2.33% | 50 | 0.35% | 229 | 1.60% | 14,337 |
| Green | 5,148 | 46.60% | 3,581 | 32.42% | 1,930 | 17.47% | 345 | 3.12% | 43 | 0.39% | 1,567 | 14.18% | 11,047 |
| Green Lake | 2,232 | 34.70% | 3,322 | 51.65% | 685 | 10.65% | 156 | 2.43% | 37 | 0.57% | -1,090 | -16.95% | 6,432 |
| Iowa | 3,606 | 47.29% | 2,234 | 29.29% | 1,422 | 18.65% | 350 | 4.59% | 14 | 0.18% | 1,372 | 17.99% | 7,626 |
| Iron | 1,461 | 51.52% | 900 | 31.73% | 413 | 14.56% | 57 | 2.01% | 5 | 0.18% | 561 | 19.78% | 2,836 |
| Jackson | 2,770 | 43.82% | 2,101 | 33.24% | 1,271 | 20.11% | 168 | 2.66% | 11 | 0.17% | 669 | 10.58% | 6,321 |
| Jefferson | 9,243 | 36.71% | 11,237 | 44.63% | 3,912 | 15.54% | 609 | 2.42% | 178 | 0.71% | -1,994 | -7.92% | 25,179 |
| Juneau | 2,249 | 31.35% | 2,118 | 29.53% | 2,629 | 36.65% | 160 | 2.23% | 17 | 0.24% | -380 | -5.30% | 7,173 |
| Kenosha | 21,922 | 55.34% | 14,833 | 37.45% | 2,179 | 5.50% | 436 | 1.10% | 241 | 0.61% | 7,089 | 17.90% | 39,611 |
| Kewaunee | 2,584 | 38.36% | 2,989 | 44.37% | 682 | 10.12% | 208 | 3.09% | 273 | 4.05% | -405 | -6.01% | 6,736 |
| La Crosse | 15,255 | 43.36% | 12,578 | 35.75% | 6,075 | 17.27% | 1,057 | 3.00% | 221 | 0.63% | 2,677 | 7.61% | 35,186 |
| Lafayette | 2,313 | 43.36% | 1,648 | 30.89% | 1,244 | 23.32% | 122 | 2.29% | 8 | 0.15% | 665 | 12.46% | 5,335 |
| Langlade | 3,320 | 43.85% | 3,238 | 42.77% | 843 | 11.13% | 135 | 1.78% | 35 | 0.46% | 82 | 1.08% | 7,571 |
| Lincoln | 4,379 | 42.97% | 3,664 | 35.96% | 1,872 | 18.37% | 197 | 1.93% | 78 | 0.77% | 715 | 7.02% | 10,190 |
| Manitowoc | 11,993 | 44.37% | 11,533 | 42.67% | 2,650 | 39.80% | 642 | 2.38% | 213 | 0.79% | 460 | 1.70% | 27,031 |
| Marathon | 18,940 | 43.87% | 16,904 | 39.15% | 5,989 | 13.87% | 1,065 | 2.47% | 275 | 0.64% | 2,036 | 4.72% | 43,173 |
| Marinette | 6,032 | 43.34% | 6,627 | 47.61% | 900 | 6.47% | 302 | 2.17% | 58 | 0.42% | -595 | -4.27% | 13,919 |
| Marquette | 2,034 | 40.29% | 1,862 | 36.89% | 986 | 19.53% | 151 | 2.99% | 15 | 0.30% | 172 | 3.41% | 5,048 |
| Menominee | 681 | 72.52% | 171 | 18.21% | 61 | 6.50% | 20 | 2.13% | 6 | 0.64% | 510 | 54.31% | 939 |
| Milwaukee | 150,877 | 56.36% | 95,015 | 35.49% | 15,891 | 5.94% | 4,186 | 1.56% | 1,756 | 0.66% | 55,862 | 20.87% | 267,725 |
| Monroe | 3,275 | 25.61% | 3,433 | 26.85% | 5,809 | 45.43% | 223 | 1.74% | 47 | 0.37% | -2,376 | -18.58% | 12,787 |
| Oconto | 4,561 | 39.74% | 5,420 | 47.22% | 1,170 | 10.19% | 257 | 2.24% | 70 | 0.61% | -859 | -7.48% | 11,478 |
| Oneida | 5,748 | 42.64% | 5,226 | 38.77% | 2,143 | 15.90% | 283 | 2.10% | 79 | 0.59% | 522 | 3.87% | 13,479 |
| Outagamie | 21,158 | 41.92% | 23,695 | 46.94% | 3,799 | 7.53% | 1,462 | 2.90% | 364 | 0.72% | -2,537 | -5.03% | 50,478 |
| Ozaukee | 10,542 | 31.46% | 20,486 | 61.14% | 1,891 | 5.64% | 410 | 1.22% | 176 | 0.53% | -9,944 | -29.68% | 33,505 |
| Pepin | 1,234 | 51.91% | 870 | 36.60% | 203 | 8.54% | 60 | 2.52% | 10 | 0.42% | 364 | 15.31% | 2,377 |
| Pierce | 5,855 | 49.38% | 5,290 | 44.61% | 401 | 3.38% | 231 | 1.95% | 80 | 0.67% | 565 | 4.77% | 11,857 |
| Polk | 6,901 | 47.56% | 6,789 | 46.79% | 422 | 2.91% | 333 | 2.30% | 64 | 0.44% | 112 | 0.77% | 14,509 |
| Portage | 11,954 | 49.86% | 7,157 | 29.85% | 3,265 | 13.62% | 1,463 | 6.10% | 135 | 0.56% | 4,797 | 20.01% | 23,974 |
| Price | 2,670 | 41.86% | 2,324 | 36.44% | 1,219 | 19.11% | 144 | 2.26% | 21 | 0.33% | 346 | 5.42% | 6,378 |
| Racine | 27,859 | 47.32% | 26,654 | 45.28% | 3,442 | 5.85% | 572 | 0.97% | 341 | 0.58% | 1,205 | 2.05% | 58,868 |
| Richland | 1,961 | 36.25% | 1,958 | 36.19% | 1,307 | 24.16% | 176 | 3.25% | 8 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.06% | 5,410 |
| Rock | 26,648 | 52.98% | 14,929 | 29.68% | 7,418 | 14.75% | 910 | 1.81% | 396 | 0.79% | 11,719 | 23.30% | 50,301 |
| Rusk | 2,305 | 38.29% | 2,208 | 36.68% | 1,345 | 22.34% | 138 | 2.29% | 24 | 0.40% | 97 | 1.61% | 6,020 |
| Sauk | 7,286 | 41.14% | 5,629 | 31.79% | 3,953 | 22.32% | 752 | 4.25% | 89 | 0.50% | 1,657 | 9.36% | 17,709 |
| Sawyer | 2,626 | 43.07% | 2,890 | 47.40% | 434 | 7.12% | 113 | 1.85% | 34 | 0.56% | -264 | -4.33% | 6,097 |
| Shawano | 4,752 | 39.54% | 5,734 | 47.71% | 1,203 | 10.01% | 282 | 2.35% | 47 | 0.39% | -982 | -8.17% | 12,018 |
| Sheboygan | 17,521 | 42.48% | 19,634 | 47.60% | 3,360 | 8.15% | 532 | 1.29% | 203 | 0.49% | -2,113 | -5.12% | 41,250 |
| St. Croix | 8,803 | 41.66% | 11,076 | 52.41% | 739 | 3.50% | 360 | 1.70% | 154 | 0.73% | -2,273 | -10.76% | 21,132 |
| Taylor | 2,498 | 36.83% | 2,426 | 35.77% | 1,708 | 25.18% | 117 | 1.73% | 33 | 0.49% | 72 | 1.06% | 6,782 |
| Trempealeau | 4,196 | 46.68% | 2,818 | 31.35% | 1,678 | 18.67% | 266 | 2.96% | 30 | 0.33% | 1,378 | 15.33% | 8,988 |
| Vernon | 3,410 | 38.75% | 2,813 | 31.96% | 2,229 | 25.33% | 323 | 3.67% | 26 | 0.30% | 597 | 6.78% | 8,801 |
| Vilas | 3,320 | 37.05% | 4,305 | 48.04% | 1,075 | 12.00% | 187 | 2.09% | 75 | 0.84% | -985 | -10.99% | 8,962 |
| Walworth | 9,764 | 37.32% | 13,319 | 50.91% | 2,395 | 9.15% | 505 | 1.93% | 179 | 0.68% | -3,555 | -13.59% | 26,162 |
| Washburn | 2,895 | 47.14% | 2,593 | 42.22% | 495 | 8.06% | 132 | 2.15% | 26 | 0.42% | 302 | 4.92% | 6,141 |
| Washington | 11,480 | 27.69% | 25,592 | 61.72% | 3,765 | 9.08% | 439 | 1.06% | 189 | 0.46% | -14,112 | -34.03% | 41,465 |
| Waukesha | 42,327 | 29.78% | 88,661 | 62.39% | 8,846 | 6.22% | 1,631 | 1.15% | 649 | 0.46% | -46,334 | -32.60% | 142,114 |
| Waupaca | 5,672 | 37.67% | 7,369 | 48.93% | 1,481 | 9.83% | 440 | 2.92% | 97 | 0.64% | -1,697 | -11.27% | 15,059 |
| Waushara | 2,909 | 39.96% | 3,371 | 46.30% | 799 | 10.98% | 175 | 2.40% | 26 | 0.36% | -462 | -6.35% | 7,280 |
| Winnebago | 22,425 | 43.73% | 23,110 | 45.07% | 3,708 | 7.23% | 1,632 | 3.18% | 400 | 0.78% | -685 | -1.34% | 51,275 |
| Wood | 10,704 | 44.64% | 8,312 | 34.66% | 4,349 | 18.14% | 470 | 1.96% | 146 | 0.61% | 2,392 | 9.97% | 23,981 |
| Total | 800,515 | 45.09% | 734,779 | 41.39% | 185,455 | 10.45% | 44,111 | 2.48% | 10,489 | 0.59% | 65,736 | 3.70% | 1,775,349 |

#### Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic

* Adams (largest city: Adams)
* Barron (largest city: Rice Lake)
* Buffalo (largest city: Mondovi)
* Columbia (largest city: Portage)
* Crawford (largest city: Prairie du Chien)
* Dunn (largest city: Menomonie)
* Eau Claire (largest city: Eau Claire)
* Forest (largest city: Crandon)
* Grant (largest city: Platteville)
* Green (largest city: Monore)
* Iowa (largest city: Dodgeville)
* Iron (largest city: Hurley)
* Jackson (largest city: Black River Falls)
* Kenosha (largest city: Kenosha)
* La Crosse (largest city: La Crosse)
* Lafayette (largest city: Darlington)
* Langlade (largest city: Antigo)
* Lincoln (largest city: Merrill)
* Manitowoc (largest city: Manitowoc)
* Marathon (largest city: Wausau)
* Marquette (largest city: Montello)
* Milwaukee (largest city: Milwaukee)
* Oneida (largest city: Rhinelander)
* Pepin (largest city: Durand)
* Pierce (largest city: River Falls)
* Polk (largest city: Amery)
* Portage (largest city: Stevens Points)
* Price (largest city: Park Falls)
* Racine (largest city: Racine)
* Richland (largest city: Richland Center)
* Rock (largest city: Janesville)
* Rusk (largest city: Ladysmith)
* Sauk (largest city: Baraboo)
* Taylor (Largest city: Medford)
* Trempealeau (largest city: Arcadia)
* Vernon (largest city: Viroqua)
* Washburn (largest city: Spooner)
* Wood (largest city: Wisconsin Rapids)

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Libertarian

* Juneau (largest city: Mauston)
* Monroe (largest city: Sparta)