Thanks to Wikipedia for the following list. My first look at this is that the Democrats appear to be taking a page from the 2016 Republican Presidential Primary. Let’s flood the primary with a boatload and plethora of candidates and see what happens.
Now it’s still early with the election coming in a year, so much will change in the coming months. There will be some shifts as declared candidates either file or drop out. Don’t write the ballots in ink or stone yet. The players and program are currently in a state of flux.
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Ryan Cason[1]
Scott Walker, incumbent Governor[2][3][4]
Declined[edit]
Rebecca Kleefisch, Lieutenant Governor[5][6]
Robin Vos, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly[7]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Michele Doolan, small business owner[8]
Tony Evers, Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction[9][10][11]
Andy Gronik, businessman[12]
Bob Harlow, candidate for CA-18 in 2016[12]
Mike McCabe, former executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and candidate for the State Assembly in 1998[13][14][15]
Kathleen Vinehout, State Senator and candidate for Governor in the 2012 recall election[16][17][18][13][19][20]
Dana Wachs, State Representative[21]
Filed[edit]
Brett Hulsey, former State Representative and candidate for Governor in 2014[22]
Matt Flynn, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, retired partner at Quarles & Brady, and candidate for WI-04 in 2004[18][13]
Kurt Kober, businessman[23][24]
Ramona Whiteaker, photographer[12][25]
Andrew Lust [26]
Potential[edit]
Jon Erpenbach, State Senator[13]
Susan Happ, Jefferson County District Attorney and nominee for Attorney General in 2014[17][18][13]
Gordon Hintz, Democratic Leader of the State Assembly[18][13]
Mahlon Mitchell, President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2012[13][27][28]
Kelda Roys, former State Representative and candidate for WI-02 in 2012[29]
Paul Soglin, Mayor of Madison[30][31]
Daniel Speckhard, president of Lutheran World Relief and former U.S. Ambassador to Greece[32][13]