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Wisconsin › Statewide offices · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Wisconsin Attorney General

Kaul is clearly favored to win: Kaul wins in 19 of every 20 simulations.

Kaul (D)
94%
chance of winning
Toney (R)
6%
Average margin
D+10.1
80% of outcomes
D+2 to D+18
Partisan lean
R+1
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Kaul is favored to win: Kaul wins in about 3 of every 4 simulations.

Kaul (D)
77%
chance of winning
Toney (R)
23%
Average margin
D+7.6
80% of outcomes
R+6 to D+21
Partisan lean
R+1
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

D+10.1R+30R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20D+30
D+7.6R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Kaul 94%Toney 6%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Kaul 77%Toney 23%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Wisconsin state offices
−0.7Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+8.8Used by the fundamentals
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by the national and state moodD+7.9Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+10.1Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Wisconsin andlook-alike placesD+10.1Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+10.1Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+7.6

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0
Elected-experience edge0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-6.37
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation-6.37

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The state

Lean R+1: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+0.8R+3.0 vs. nation2020 presidentD+0.6R+3.9 vs. nation2024 presidentR+0.9D+0.6 vs. nation

Who lives here

Population
5,914,872
Adults with a B.A.+
33%
White, no degree
54%of adults
  • White 79%
  • Hispanic 8%
  • Black 6%
  • Asian 3%
  • Other / multiracial 5%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

2024 President Vote in this state

3,365,855 two-party votes · R+0.9 · D+0.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)50.4%
Kamala Harris (D)49.6%

2020 President Vote in this state

3,241,050 two-party votes · D+0.6 · R+3.9 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)50.3%
Donald Trump (R)49.7%

2018

2,641,652 votes · D+0.7
✓ Josh Kaul (D)49.4%
Brad Schimel (R)48.8%
Terry Larson (CST)1.8%

2016 President Vote in this state

2,787,820 two-party votes · R+0.8 · R+3.0 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)50.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)49.6%

Also on the ballot in Wisconsin

GovernorDavid CrowleyTom Tiffany72%Dem.71%Dem.