Jay Schroeder

Jay Schroeder

Republican Party

Candidate, Wisconsin Secretary of State

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Last election

August 9, 2022

Next election

August 11, 2026

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Jay Schroeder (Republican Party) is running for election for Wisconsin Secretary of State. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 11, 2026.^[source]

Schroeder was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 55 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Prior to running for state assembly, Schroeder was briefly a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State in the 2014 elections.

Schroeder was also a 2012 Republican candidate for District 55 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Schroeder's professional experience includes serving as town supervisor of Menasha, Wisconsin.

Elections

2026

See also: Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2026

Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

JoCasta Zamarripa (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		JoCasta Zamarripa

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Godlewski (D)
• Collin McNamara (D)
• Eileen Newcomer (D)
• Lorenzo Southall (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Brayden Myer (R), Nathan Pollnow (R), Jay Schroeder (R), and Cindy Werner (R) are running in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brayden Myer
	Submit photo	Nathan Pollnow
		Jay Schroeder
		Cindy Werner

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Green Party primary

Green primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Pete Karas (G) is running in the Green Party primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		Pete Karas

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2022

See also: Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Amy Loudenbeck, Neil Harmon, and Sharyl McFarland in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette (D)	48.3	1,268,748
		Amy Loudenbeck (R)	48.0	1,261,306
		Neil Harmon (L)	2.1	54,413
		Sharyl McFarland (G)	1.6	41,532
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	944

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,626,943
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Alexia Sabor in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette	63.6	300,773
		Alexia Sabor	36.4	171,954

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 472,727
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Amy Loudenbeck defeated Jay Schroeder and Justin Schmidtka in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Loudenbeck	46.3	264,940
		Jay Schroeder	39.9	228,191
		Justin Schmidtka	13.8	78,846

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 571,977
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dmitry Becker (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Neil Harmon advanced from the Libertarian primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Harmon	95.8	769
		Other/Write-in votes	4.2	34

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 803
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2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55

Rachael Cabral-Guevara defeated Dan Schierl in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R)	54.8	19,056
		Dan Schierl (D)	45.1	15,658
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	35

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,749
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55

Dan Schierl advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Schierl	99.8	4,073
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	9

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,082
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55

Rachael Cabral-Guevara defeated Lauri Asbury and Jay Schroeder in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachael Cabral-Guevara	58.5	3,481
		Lauri Asbury	23.5	1,401
		Jay Schroeder	18.0	1,069
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,955
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2018

See also: Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Jay Schroeder in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette (D)	52.7	1,380,752
		Jay Schroeder (R)	47.2	1,235,034
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,162

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Arvina Martin in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette	65.9	327,020
		Arvina Martin	34.1	169,130

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 496,150
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Jay Schroeder defeated Spencer Zimmerman in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Schroeder	71.4	254,424
		Spencer Zimmerman	28.6	101,818

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,242
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2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Mark Westphal was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike Rohrkaste defeated John R. Lehman, Ryan Pheifer, Steven Gillespie and Jay Schroeder in the Republican primary. Westphal faced Rohrkaste in the general election. Jarrod Kuehn (R), Ryan Rothenbach (R) and Rich Martin (L) were removed from the ballot. Republican Rohrkaste defeated Westphal in the general election, and was elected to the seat.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 55 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rohrkaste	57.8%	14,027
	Democratic	Mark Westphal	42.2%	10,240
Total Votes				24,267

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 55 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Rohrkaste	31.5%	1,442
Ryan Pheifer	27.7%	1,268
Steven Gillespie	22.2%	1,016
John R. Lehman	9.6%	440
Jay Schroeder	9%	410
Total Votes		4,576

Secretary of State campaign

See also: Wisconsin secretary of state election, 2014

Schroeder ran for election to the office of Wisconsin Secretary of State but withdrew before the Republican primary on August 12.

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Schroeder ran in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 55. He was defeated by incumbent Dean Kaufert in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 55 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dean Kaufert Incumbent	65%	4,612
Jay Schroeder	35%	2,487
Total Votes		7,099

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2026

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2022

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2020

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Jay Schroeder campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Lost primary	$17,830	$21,452
2020	Wisconsin State Assembly District 55	Lost primary	$1,404	N/A**
Grand total			$19,234	$21,452
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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