2012 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 2012
Tammy Baldwin DEM +5.6 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 3,009,411
- Margin
- 5.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WI
- D+6.8same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin Won | DEM | 1,547,104 | 51.41% | |
| Tommy Thompson | REP | 1,380,126 | 45.86% | |
| Joseph M. Kexel | LIB | 62,240 | 2.07% | |
| Nimrod Y.U. Allen | OTH | 16,455 | 0.55% | |
| Scattering | — | 3,373 | 0.11% | |
| Riley J. Hood | W | 70 | 0.00% | |
| Diane E. Lorbiecki | W | 43 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 3,009,411 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Wisconsin Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 1.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 10.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 3.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 5.6 |
| 2010 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 37.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 11.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 24.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 2.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 17.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 6.6 |
Full Wisconsin Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Wisconsin Senate race?
Tammy Baldwin (DEM) won with 51.4% of the vote, ahead of Tommy Thompson (45.9%), a margin of 5.6 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Wisconsin Senate race?
3,009,411 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.