Wisconsin U.S. Senate election history
Every Wisconsin U.S. Senate election from 1976 to 2024: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.
Current senators
Wins by party
| Year | Seat | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Eric D. Hovde | 0.9 | 3,390,787 |
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Johnson | Republican | Mandela Barnes | 1.0 | 2,652,477 |
| 2018 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Leah Vukmir | 10.8 | 2,660,763 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Johnson | Republican | Russ Feingold | 3.4 | 2,948,741 |
| 2012 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Tommy Thompson | 5.6 | 3,009,411 |
| 2010 flip | Class III | Ron Johnson | Republican | Russ Feingold | 4.8 | 2,171,331 |
| 2006 | Class I | Herb Kohl | Democratic | Robert Gerald Lorge | 37.8 | 2,138,297 |
| 2004 | Class III | Russ Feingold | Democratic | Tim Michels | 11.2 | 2,949,743 |
| 2000 | Class I | Herb Kohl | Democratic | John Gillespie | 24.5 | 2,540,083 |
| 1998 | Class III | Russ Feingold | Democratic | Mark W. Neumann | 2.2 | 1,760,836 |
| 1994 | Class I | Herb Kohl | Democratic | Robert T. Welch | 17.6 | 1,565,628 |
| 1992 flip | Class III | Russ Feingold | Democratic | Bob Kasten | 6.6 | 2,454,665 |
| 1988 | Class I | Herb Kohl | Democratic | Susan Engeleiter | 4.5 | 2,168,190 |
| 1986 | Class III | Bob Kasten | Republican | Edward R. Garvey | 3.5 | 1,483,174 |
| 1982 | Class I | William Proxmire | Democratic | Scott McCallum | 29.5 | 1,544,883 |
| 1980 flip | Class III | Bob Kasten | Republican | Gaylord Anton Nelson | 1.9 | 2,204,202 |
| 1976 | Class I | William Proxmire | Democratic | Stanley York | 45.2 | 1,935,183 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the most recent Wisconsin Senate election?
Tammy Baldwin won in 2024 by 0.9 points.
Who are Wisconsin's U.S. senators?
Tammy Baldwin (Democrat, term ends 2031) and Ron Johnson (Republican, term ends 2029).
When did a Democrat last win a Wisconsin Senate race?
In 2024, when Tammy Baldwin won.
When did a Republican last win a Wisconsin Senate race?
In 2022, when Ron Johnson won.
Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.