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Primary Rules
See Wisconsin primary election type, who can vote in primaries, and historical 2024 Democratic and Republican delegate allocation details.
Who Can Vote
Wisconsin is listed with an Open primary classification for Democratic State, Republican State, Democratic Presidential, and Republican Presidential. Voters can generally choose a party primary under the listed rule, subject to state and party requirements.
Open: Democratic State, Republican State, Democratic Presidential, and Republican Presidential.
Primary rules can vary by party, office, and election cycle. Confirm your current ballot eligibility with state election officials, your local election office, or the relevant political party.
The delegate totals on this page are historical 2024 presidential cycle data. They help explain the last presidential allocation cycle but should not be treated as current-cycle delegate counts.
Primary Type
The ballot at the partisan primary is divided into sections, one for each recognized political party. Each party’s section lists all of the offices that will be filled at the general election and, under each office, the individuals, if any, who have filed to be candidates for the office and have proposed, in their declarations of candidacy, to represent the...
Delegates
2024 Democratic Delegates
The party will use a proportional representation system based on the results of the Presidential Primary Election for apportioning pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
2024 Republican Delegates
All 41 of Wisconsin's pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in Wisconsin Presidential Primary
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Questions
Wisconsin is listed with the following primary type classification: Open.
Wisconsin is listed with an Open primary classification for Democratic State, Republican State, Democratic Presidential, and Republican Presidential. Voters can generally choose a party primary under the listed rule, subject to state and party requirements.
The model lists 87 Democratic delegate votes and 41 Republican delegate votes for the 2024 presidential cycle.
The delegate totals shown for Wisconsin are historical 2024 presidential cycle data where listed. Confirm current-cycle delegate plans with official party materials or state election sources.
Use state election materials, party materials, and selected reference links where available. This page links to Elections In Wisconsin and www.ncsl.org - Primary Types.