Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court
November 3, 2026 · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · County · general
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Low · 0 out of 100
This district is large for its type, so each vote is a smaller slice of the outcome. About 926,331 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(926,331 ÷ 926,331) ÷ ln(926,331 ÷ 4,252) = 0, comparing counties in WI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Low representation + an uncontested race → Very low vote impact.
County Clerk is responsible for:
- Keeping official county records, such as marriage licenses and property filings
- Running elections in many counties
- Handling business filings, permits, and licenses that state law assigns
Affected Areas: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Election Integrity, Data Privacy
Candidates
Anna Maria Hodges
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Anna Maria Hodges is Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court and the certified Democratic candidate for reelection in 2026. Elected in 2022, she previously served as acting clerk, chief deputy clerk, assistant chief deputy and Civil Division administrator, court coordinator, a deputy director in the governor's Milwaukee office, and a county executive constituent-services specialist. Her administration manages about 150,000 case files annually, nearly 300 employees, and a budget above $42 million, and she emphasizes court access, renter and self-represented-litigant programs, staffing, fiscal stewardship, and planning for a new criminal courthouse.
Records: Government Efficiency 5 for
Election sources
Source: county.milwaukee.gov
Source: county.milwaukee.gov
Source: county.milwaukee.gov