2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary
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April 2, 2024
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The 2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 41 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.[1]
Debate
The first Republican primary debate was held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. It was hosted by Fox News and Rumble, and was moderated Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. The debate featured eight candidates: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott. The debate focused on issues relating to the crisis at the border with Mexico, the economy, abortion, and foreign policy.[2]
Candidates
- Donald Trump
- Chris Christie (withdrew January 10, 2024)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrew January 21, 2024)
- Nikki Haley (withdrew March 6, 2024)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrew January 15, 2024)
Uninstructed Delegates was also an option on the primary ballot.
Endorsements
State legislators
- John Gard, District 89 (1993–2007) and District 88 (1987–1993)[3]
- Duey Stroebel, District 20 (2015–present)[4]
U.S. Representatives
- Reid Ribble, WI-08 (2011–2017)[5]
U.S. Representative
- Paul Ryan, WI-01 (1999–2019); Speaker of the House (2015–2019); Republican nominee for Vice President in 2012[6]
State legislators
- Devin LeMahieu, Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate (2021–present) from the 9th district (2015–present) [7]
U.S. Representatives
- Scott Fitzgerald, WI-05 (2021–present)[8]
- Derrick Van Orden, WI-03 (2023–present)[8]
Notable individual
- Tim Michels, Michels Corporation co-owner, nominee for Senate in 2004 and governor in 2022[9]
U.S. senators
- Ron Johnson, (2011–present)[10]
U.S. Representative
- Tom Tiffany, WI-07 (2020–present)[11]
Statewide officials
- Scott Walker (2011–2019); candidate for president in 2016[12]

Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 477,103 | 78.97% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 76,841 | 12.72% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 20,124 | 3.33% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uninstructed | 13,057 | 2.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 9,771 | 1.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 5,200 | 0.86% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Write-ins | 2,081 | 0.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 604,177 | 100.00% | 41 | 0 | 41 |
Polling
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Nikki Haley |
Donald Trump |
Other/ Undecided[a] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270ToWin[14] | February 7, 2024 | February 15, 2024 | 22.5% | 71.5% | 6.0% | Trump +49.0 |
| FiveThirtyEight[15] | through February 4, 2024 | February 15, 2024 | 21.1% | 70.9% | 8.0% | Trump +49.8 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Doug Burgum |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[16] | Dec 11–12, 2023 | 503 (LV) | ± 4.4% | – | 5% | 16% | 15% | – | – | 4% | – | 54% | – | 6% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Nov 1–30, 2023 | 720 (LV) | – | 1% | 2% | 17% | 13% | 1% | – | 6% | 2% | 56% | – | 2% |
| Marquette University Law School[18] | October 26 – November 2, 2023 | 402 (RV) | ± 6.8% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 11% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 38% | 0%[c] | 24% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Oct 1–31, 2023 | 713 (LV) | – | 0% | 3% | 15% | 12% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 52% | – | 1% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Sep 1–30, 2023 | 665 (LV) | – | – | 2% | 16% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 50% | 0%[d] | 2% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Aug 1–31, 2023 | 681 (LV) | – | – | 3% | 16% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 50% | 0%[e] | – |
| Morning Consult[17] | July 1–31, 2023 | 707 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 25% | 5% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 46% | 1%[f] | – |
| Morning Consult[17] | June 1–30, 2023 | 666 (LV) | – | – | 2% | 24% | 3% | 0% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 51% | 1%[g] | – |
| Marquette Law School[19] | June 8–13, 2023 | 419 (RV) | ± 6.5% | 0% | 1% | 30% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 31% | 0%[h] | 21% |
| Public Policy Polling[20] | June 5–6, 2023 | 507 (LV) | ± 4.4% | – | – | 25% | 5% | – | 8% | 2% | 5% | 41% | – | 14% |
| – | – | 39% | – | – | – | – | – | 43% | – | 18% | ||||
| Morning Consult[17] | May 1–31, 2023 | 728 (LV) | – | – | – | 24% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 52% | 4%[i] | – |
| Morning Consult[17] | Apr 1–30, 2023 | 771 (LV) | – | – | – | 31% | 4% | 0% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 45% | 5%[j] | 2% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Mar 1–31, 2023 | 722 (LV) | – | – | – | 35% | 6% | – | 9% | 1% | 2% | 43% | 4%[k] | – |
| Morning Consult[17] | Feb 1–28, 2023 | 626 (LV) | – | – | – | 34% | 4% | – | 9% | 0% | 1% | 44% | 7%[l] | 1% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Jan 1–31, 2023 | 897 (LV) | – | – | – | 32% | 2% | – | 11% | – | 2% | 42% | 10%[m] | 1% |
| Morning Consult[17] | Dec 1–31, 2022 | 558 (LV) | – | – | – | 36% | 4% | – | 9% | – | 1% | 40% | 8%[n] | 2% |