Tim Michels
Tim Michels (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Wisconsin. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Michels received a bachelor's degree from Saint Norbert College. His professional experience includes co-owning the Michels Corporation, a construction company. He served in the United States Army for 12 years.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Wisconsin
Incumbent Tony Evers defeated Tim Michels, Joan Ellis Beglinger (Unofficially withdrew), and Seth Haskin in the general election for Governor of Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Evers (D) | 51.1 | 1,358,774 |
 | Tim Michels (R) | 47.8 | 1,268,535 | |
 | Joan Ellis Beglinger (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.0 | 27,198 | |
 | Seth Haskin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 104 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,879 | ||
| Total votes: 2,656,490 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jess Hisel (Free Party)
- Chris Donahue (Independent / L)
- Levi Borntreger (Independent)
- Ryan Patrick Sweeney (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Wisconsin
Incumbent Tony Evers advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Evers | 99.8 | 491,656 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 975 | ||
| Total votes: 492,631 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Wisconsin
Tim Michels defeated Rebecca Kleefisch, Timothy Ramthun, Kevin Nicholson (Unofficially withdrew), and Adam Fischer in the Republican primary for Governor of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Michels | 47.1 | 326,969 |
 | Rebecca Kleefisch | 42.0 | 291,384 | |
 | Timothy Ramthun | 6.0 | 41,639 | |
 | Kevin Nicholson (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.6 | 24,884 | |
 | Adam Fischer | 1.2 | 8,139 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 504 | ||
| Total votes: 693,519 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leonard Larson Jr. (R)
- John Macco (R)
- Robert Meyer (R)
- Jonathan Wichmann (R)
- James Kellen (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tim Michels did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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