Wisconsin Vote is updated regularly during elections.  Watch for candidate information and coverage after the official filing deadline for fall elections in July.

Next statewide Wisconsin elections:

  • Fall primary 9/09/08
  • Fall general election 11/04/08 

Voter information
To vote in Wisconsin, you need to be registered which you can do through your municipal clerk's office or at your polling place on election day.

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Municipal clerk contact info (PDF)

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About Wisconsin Vote
Wisconsin Vote is a service of Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio and is updated during election season. Content for this Web site comes from WPT and WPR broadcasts as well as other state and national news and information sources.

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WISCONSIN VOTE: My Source for election news and information

We the People Supreme Court Debate

Candidates for Wisconsin state supreme court Burnett County judge Mike Gableman and incumbent justice Louis Butler take questions from citizen-participants and each other in this We the People forum.

Supreme court candidate Mike Gableman profiled on WPR
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Supreme court candidate Louis Butler profiled on WPR
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Polical scientist Howard Schweber on state supreme court race
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Election News and Blogs

Wisconsin News Headlines

GOP launch of anti-Obama TV ads includes Wisconsin
(Jul 2, 2008)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ad edge in 11-day span boosted Obama, study says
(Jun 2, 2008)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin is a top target for McCain
(May 10, 2008)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Opinion: The Wisconsin 'Tragedy'
(Apr 3, 2008)
Wall Street Journal

Wisconsin Blogs

Life Not Looking Up for Butler, progressives, truth
(Apr 2, 2008)
Uppity Wisconsin

Not quite a post mortem
(Apr 2, 2008)
Shark and Shepherd

The Lost World
(Apr 2, 2008)
Plaisted Writes

Why We Won - The Meaning of the Supreme Court Race
(Apr 2, 2008)
Waxing America

NewsHour Election Headlines

Mobile

WisconsinVote.org is mobile

Now you can get Wisconsin Vote content delivered to your wireless handheld. Set your mobile browser to www.wisconsinvote.org/m for candidate profiles and election headlines on the go. To receive this link on a mobile device, and to get a voting reminder and primary night election returns sent to you via text message, just text WVOTE to 95495.

The 30-Second Candidate

30-Second Candidate

Coming Soon: Tools for analyzing political media

Join Wisconsin Public Television as we provide students on the verge of voting and their educators with facts and tools to analyze campaign advertising. Learn to separate these "30-Second Candidates" from the real candidate; make your vote an informed vote.

Wisconsin election coverage with WPT and WPR

Joy Cardin

Joy Cardin hosts talk on WPR 6 to 9 a.m., weekdays. Tune in Mondays at 7 a.m. for the “State Capitol Report,” and Fridays at 8 a.m. for the “Week in Review.”

Kathleen Dunn

Kathleen Dunn is on the air Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 am. Listen on Mondays at 9 a.m. to “All Things Political.”

Ben Merens

Ben Merens hosts “At Issue,” WPR's afternoon drive-time talk program weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Call in Fridays at 4 p.m. for “Your Views on the News.”

Patty Loew

Patty Loew hosts “In Wisconsin” featuring reports from across the state Thursdays at 7 p.m on Wisconsin Public Television.

Frederica Freyberg

Frederica Freyberg anchors “Here & Now” on Wisconsin Public Television. Tune in Fridays at 7 p.m. for a review of the week's news and interviews with state newsmakers.

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National Election Resources

NPR and NewsHour 2008 Election Map

NPR and NewsHour 2008 Election Map

Get up-to-date election maps, produced by NPR and NewsHour. Our editorial teams are working together to curate the best election related news, provide rich data on each state's political environment and publish up-to-date results on election night.

Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz

Election 2008
Vote by issue quiz

Do you really know where the candidates stand? Take our new Vote by Issue quiz to find out how GOP and Democratic presidential candidates stack up on key election issues.

Vote 2008

Online NewsHour
Vote 2008

The first phase of the Online NewsHour 2008 election site covers the presidential nominations races and will run until candidates are selected for the general election.

Rudy Giuliani

NewsHour EXTRA for Students & Teachers

This site is for students and teachers includes news updates, student-written content, lesson plans and more.

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