Wisconsin Votes Tuesday: An Open Governor's Race Tops the Ballot, Polls 7 to 8
For the first time since 2010, Wisconsin picks a governor with no incumbent running. Milwaukee voters: bring a photo ID, your polling place may take same-day registration, and here's everything else to know.
Election Day in Wisconsin is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. votes. Milwaukee voters should confirm their polling place at MyVote Wisconsin — municipal polling locations change between elections — and remember the state's standing rule: you will be asked for a photo ID before you get a ballot.
Acceptable IDs include a Wisconsin driver's license or state ID card, a U.S. passport, a military or veteran's ID, a tribal ID, or a qualifying Wisconsin college ID. No acceptable ID? You can still cast a provisional ballot — it counts if you show your ID at your polling place by 8 p.m. Tuesday or at the Milwaukee Election Commission office, 200 East Wells Street, by 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Wisconsin also registers voters at the polls on Election Day: bring a proof-of-residence document — a utility bill, bank statement, lease, or paycheck with your current name and address — and your photo ID.
The ballot is stacked. With Gov. Tony Evers not seeking a third term, Wisconsin holds its first open governor's race since 2010 — Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the Democrat, faces Republican Tom Tiffany, the 7th District congressman. Also statewide: attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer; all eight U.S. House seats; half the state Senate and the entire state Assembly; county offices; and three referendums that would amend the Wisconsin Constitution.
Milwaukee's own turnout is, as ever, a statewide variable: the city's ballot includes congressional and legislative races that shape the map for the next decade's arguments in Madison. Read your sample ballot at MyVote tonight. Tuesday's lines reward the prepared.
