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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

  • Democratic 12
  • Republican 5
D+50R+50D+25R+251976: D+45.219761980: R+1.91982: D+29.519821986: R+3.51988: D+4.519881992: D+6.61994: D+17.619941998: D+2.12000: D+24.520002004: D+11.22006: D+37.820062010: R+4.82012: D+5.520122016: R+3.42018: D+10.820182022: R+1.02024: D+0.82024
Wisconsin Senate races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearSeatWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
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

Wisconsin governor history · House districts · Presidential results

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.