Limits for All State and Local Offices
Contribution limitations apply cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which the candidate participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election.
Governor |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$86,000 |
Lieutenant Governor |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$26,000 |
Secretary of State |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$18,000 |
State Treasurer |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$18,000 |
Attorney General |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$44,000 |
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$18,000 |
Supreme Court |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$18,000 |
State Senator |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
State Assembly Representative |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
Appeals Judge (Populous Districts) |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
Appeals Judge (Other Districts) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Circuit Judge (Populous Area) |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
Circuit Judge (Other Area) |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
District Attorney (Populous Area) |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
District Attorney (Other Area) |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
Local Offices* |
- For districts with a population of 25,000 or fewer, $500
- For districts with a population of 25,001 or greater, $.02 times the population, up to $6,000
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- For districts with a population of 25,000 or fewer, $500
- For districts with a population of 25,001 or greater, $.02 times the population, up to $6,000
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- For districts with a population of 20,000 or fewer, $400
- For districts with a population of 20,001 or greater, $.02 times the population, up to $5,000
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*The latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based should be used to determine population (§
11.1101(1)(h)2).
Corporations, Associations, Labor Organizations, & American Indian Tribes
Corporations, associations, labor organizations, and American Indian tribes are prohibited from contributing to candidate committees, political action committees, and primary funds of political party and legislative campaign committees. These entities may contribute to independent expenditure committees and referendum committees in unlimited amounts, and may contribute up to $12,000 per calendar year to a segregated fund account of a political party committee or a legislative campaign committee.
Political Action Committees and Party Committees
Political action committees (PACs) may make unlimited contributions to other PACs
PACs may contribute up to $12,000 to a political party committee in a calendar year
Party committees may make unlimited contributions to PACs
Party committees may make unlimited contributions to other party committees
Party committees may make unlimited contributions to candidate committees
Individuals may make unlimited contributions to PACs and party committees
Populous Areas for Appeals Judge, Circuit Court, and District Attorney
Appeals Judge
Populous districts are districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000. District 1 is the only district that qualifies as a populous district as of the 2010 US Census.
Circuit Court & District Attorney
A populous area is an area with more than 300,000 residents. Dane, Milwaukee, and Waukesha counties are the only three counties that have more than 300,000 residents as of the 2010 US Census.