2016 Milwaukee County Executive election

The 2016 Milwaukee County Executive election took place on April 5, 2016, following a primary election on February 16, 2016. Incumbent County Executive Chris Abele ran for re-election to a second full term. He was challenged by State Senator Chris Larson. Larson narrowly placed first in the primary election, receiving 45 percent of the vote to Abele's 44 percent. In the general election, however, Abele defeated Larson by a wide margin, winning re-election 55–44 percent.

Primary election

Candidates

Chris Larson, State Senator^[1]
Chris Abele, incumbent County Executive^[2]
Steve Hogan, carpenter, retired U.S. Navy officer^[3]
Joseph Thomas Klein, IT worker, Wisconsin Army National Guard veteran^[3]

Results

Primary election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Larson	48,631	44.82%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Abele (inc.)	47,993	44.23%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Hogan	6,596	6.08%
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Thomas Klein	4,734	4.36%
	Write-in		551	0.51%
Total votes			108,505	100.00%

General election

Results

2016 Milwaukee County Executive election results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Abele (inc.)	156,509	55.34%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Larson	125,240	44.28%
	Write-in		1,072	0.38%
Total votes			282,821	100.00%

References

^ Behm, Don (October 12, 2015). "Chris Larson formally launches bid to unseat Abele as county executive". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ Jones, Meg (December 6, 2015). "County Executive Chris Abele officially announces re-election bid". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Behm, Don (February 12, 2016). "Chris Abele, three others vie for county executive". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ "MILWAUKEE COUNTY - 2016 Spring Primary" (PDF). Milwaukee County Clerk. February 25, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "MILWAUKEE COUNTY - 2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote" (PDF). Milwaukee County Clerk. April 15, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

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[1] Behm, Don (October 12, 2015). "Chris Larson formally launches bid to unseat Abele as county executive". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[2] Jones, Meg (December 6, 2015). "County Executive Chris Abele officially announces re-election bid". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[three_others-3] Behm, Don (February 12, 2016). "Chris Abele, three others vie for county executive". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[4] "MILWAUKEE COUNTY - 2016 Spring Primary" (PDF). Milwaukee County Clerk. February 25, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[5] "MILWAUKEE COUNTY - 2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote" (PDF). Milwaukee County Clerk. April 15, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

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