2016 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 2016
Ron Johnson REP +3.4 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 2,948,741
- Margin
- 3.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in WI
- R+0.8same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Johnson Won | REP | 1,479,471 | 50.17% | |
| Russ Feingold | DEM | 1,380,335 | 46.81% | |
| Phil Anderson | LIB | 87,531 | 2.97% | |
| Scattering | — | 1,396 | 0.05% | |
| John Schiess | W | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,948,741 | |||
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 2016 Wisconsin Senate race?
Ron Johnson (REP) won with 50.2% of the vote, ahead of Russ Feingold (46.8%), a margin of 3.4 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Wisconsin Senate race?
2,948,741 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.