2010 Wisconsin elections

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2010 Wisconsin elections
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The 2010 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 2, 2010. All of Wisconsin's executive and administrative officers were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2010 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held September 14, 2010.

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The Republicans swept all of the fall elections for statewide officials, except Secretary of State, winning the open seat for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, defeating an incumbent Democratic State Treasurer, and reelecting the incumbent Republican attorney general. They also won control of both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, and defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and U.S. Representative Steve Kagen, and won the open U.S. House seat previously held by Democrat Dave Obey. [1] [2] [3]

The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Election was held April 6, 2010. This election featured a contested election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals and several other nonpartisan local and judicial races. [4] The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held on February 16, 2010.

Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Russ Feingold was challenged by Republican businessman Ron Johnson and Rob Taylor of the Constitution Party. Johnson defeated Feingold in the general election with 51.86% of the vote to Feingold's 47.02% and Taylor's 1.08%. [5]

United States Senate Election in Wisconsin, 2010 [1] :2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Ron Johnson 1,125,999 51.86% +7.75%
Democratic Russ Feingold (incumbent)1,020,95847.02%-8.33%
Constitution Rob Taylor23,4731.08%
Write-in 9010.04%+0.01%
Plurality105,0414.84%-6.40%
Turnout 2,171,331100.0%-26.39%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 16.08%

United States House

All 8 of Wisconsin's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party gained 2 seats, taking a 5-3 majority in the Wisconsin House delegation. [5] [6]

District CPVI IncumbentCandidates
(check mark indicates winner)
Result
RepresentativeFirst ElectedIncumbent Status
Wisconsin 1 R+2 Paul Ryan 1998Running
  • Green check.svgYPaul Ryan (Rep) 68.11%
  • John Heckenlively (Dem) 30.10%
  • Joseph Kexel (Lib) 1.64%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 D+15 Tammy Baldwin 1998Running
  • Green check.svgYTammy Baldwin (Dem) 61.77%
  • Chad Lee (Rep) 38.16%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 D+4 Ron Kind 1996Running
  • Green check.svgYRon Kind (Dem) 50.28%
  • Dan Kapanke (Rep) 46.49%
  • Michael Krsiean (Ind) 3.18%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 D+22 Gwen Moore 2004Running
  • Green check.svgYGwen Moore (Dem) 68.98%
  • Dan Sebring (Rep) 29.57%
  • Eddie Ahmad Ayyash (Ind) 1.35%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 R+12 Jim Sensenbrenner 1978Running
  • Green check.svgYJim Sensenbrenner (Rep) 69.32%
  • Todd P. Kolosso (Dem) 27.36%
  • Robert R. Raymond (Ind) 3.26%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 R+4 Tom Petri 1979Running
  • Green check.svgYTom Petri (Rep) 70.66%
  • Joseph P. Kallas (Dem) 29.27%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 7 D+4 Dave Obey 1969Not Running
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 8 R+2 Steve Kagen 2006Running
Incumbent lost reelection.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

State

Executive

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Governor Jim Doyle and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton did not run for reelection. Democrat Tom Barrett and Republican Scott Walker, along with several third-party candidates, contested the seat. Walker defeated Barrett in the general election with 52.25% of the vote to Barrett's 46.48%. [5]

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2010 [1] :1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Scott Walker /
Rebecca Kleefisch
1,128,941 52.25% +6.94%
Democratic Tom Barrett /
Tom Nelson
1,004,30346.48%-6.22%
Independent Jim Langer /
(no Lieutenant Governor candidate)
10,6080.49%
Independent James James /
(no Lieutenant Governor candidate)
8,2730.38%
Libertarian (no Governor candidate) /
Terry Virgil
6,7900.31%
Write-in 1,9150.09%-0.02%
Plurality124,6385.77%-1.62%
Turnout 2,160,830100.0%-3.71%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 13.16%

Administrative

Attorney general

2010 Wisconsin Attorney General election
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Nominee J.B. Van Hollen Scott Hassett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,220,791890,080
Percentage57.8%42.1%

2010 Wisconsin Attorney General election results.svg
County results
Van Hollen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hassett:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election

J.B. Van Hollen
Republican

Elected Attorney General

J.B. Van Hollen
Republican

Incumbent Republican J.B. Van Hollen defeated Democrat Scott Hassett in the race for Wisconsin Attorney General, winning 57.79% of the vote to Hassett's 42.13%. [5]

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 2010 [1] :1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican J. B. Van Hollen (incumbent) 1,220,791 57.79% +7.64%
Democratic Scott Hassett890,08042.13%-7.60%
Write-in 1,6140.08%-0.04%
Plurality330,71115.66%+15.24%
Turnout 2,112,485100.0%-0.56%
Republican hold

Secretary of state

2010 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election
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Candidate Doug La Follette David D. King
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,074,1181,005,217
Percentage51.6%48.3%

2010 Wisconsin Secretary of State election results.svg
County results
La Follette:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
King:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Doug La Follette
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Doug La Follette
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette defeated Republican David King in the race for Wisconsin Secretary of State, winning 51.61% to King's 48.3%. [5]

Wisconsin Secretary of State Election, 2010 [1] :2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Democratic Doug La Follette (incumbent) 1,074,118 51.61% -6.46%
Republican David D. King1,005,21748.30%+9.25%
Write-in 1,8630.09%+0.02%
Plurality68,9013.31%-15.71%
Turnout 2,081,198100.0%+2.01%
Democratic hold

Treasurer

2010 Wisconsin State Treasurer election
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Nominee Kurt W. Schuller Dawn Marie Sass
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,101,320958,468
Percentage53.4%46.5%

2010 Wisconsin State Treasurer election results.svg
Schuller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Sass:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Treasurer before election

Dawn Marie Sass
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Kurt W. Schuller
Republican

Republican challenger Kurt W. Schuller defeated incumbent Democrat Dawn Marie Sass in the race for Wisconsin Treasurer, winning 53.39% of the vote to Sass's 46.47%. [5]

Wisconsin State Treasurer Election, 2010 [1] :2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Kurt W. Schuller 1,101,320 53.39% +6.50%
Democratic Dawn Marie Sass (incumbent)958,46846.47%-0.88%
Write-in 2,8730.14%+0.06%
Plurality142,8526.93%+6.47%
Turnout 2,081,198100.0%+0.53%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 7.38%

Legislature

State senate

The 17 odd-numbered seats of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2010. [5] The Republican Party won control of the State Senate. [3]

Summary
SeatsParty
(majority caucus shading)
TotalVacant
Democratic Republican
Total after last election (2008)1815330
Total before this election1815330
Up for election107170
This election611170
Total after this election1419330
Change in totalDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 4Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Candidates
DistrictIncumbentElected [1] Defeated candidatesResult
Senator2006 Vote% [7] StatusCandidateVote%
01 Alan Lasee 55.12%Not running Frank Lasee 60.04%Monk Elmer (Dem) 39.83%Party hold.
03 Tim Carpenter 98.51%RunningTim Carpenter61.09%Annette Miller Krznarich (Rep) 38.63%Party hold.
05 Jim Sullivan 51.68%Running Leah Vukmir 52.15%Jim Sullivan (Dem) 47.69%Republican gain.
07 Jeffrey Plale 62.61%Not running Chris Larson 57.11%Jess Ripp (Rep) 42.68%Party hold.
09 Joe Leibham 59.36%RunningJoe Leibham73.11%Jason B. Borden (Dem) 26.86%Party hold.
11 Neal Kedzie 67.40%RunningNeal Kedzie75.37%L.D. Rockwell (Dem) 24.55%Party hold.
13 Scott L. Fitzgerald 96.87%RunningScott L. Fitzgerald67.61%Dwayne Block (Dem) 29.20%
Vittorio Spadaro (Ind) 3.14%
Party hold.
15 Judy Robson 68.18%Not running Tim Cullen 58.98%Rick Richard (Rep) 40.99%Party hold.
17 Dale Schultz 54.19%RunningDale Schultz62.56%Carol Beals (Dem) 37.38%Party hold.
19 Michael G. Ellis 98.66%RunningMichael G. Ellis99.04%Party hold.
21 John Lehman 53.03%Running Van H. Wanggaard 52.52%John Lehman (Dem) 47.43%Republican gain.
23 Pat Kreitlow 50.84%Running Terry Moulton 54.20%Pat Kreitlow (Dem) 45.73%Republican gain.
25 Bob Jauch 62.24%RunningBob Jauch51.27%Dane Deutsch (Rep) 48.69%Party hold.
27 Jon Erpenbach 99.32%RunningJon Erpenbach61.84%Kurt Schlicht (Rep) 38.13%Party hold.
29 Russ Decker 67.68%Running Pam Galloway 52.26%*Russ Decker (Dem) 47.62%Republican gain.
31 Kathleen Vinehout 51.58%RunningKathleen Vinehout50.27% Ed Thompson (Rep) 49.61%Party hold.
33 Theodore Kanavas 67.29%Not running Rich Zipperer 99.50%Party hold.

State Assembly

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin Assembly were up for election in 2010. [5] The Republican Party won control of the Assembly. [3]

Summary
SeatsParty
(majority caucus shading)
TotalVacant
Democratic Ind. Republican
Total after last election (2008)52146990
Total before this election50245972
This election38160990
Total after this election38157963
Change in totalDecrease2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 12Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1

Judiciary

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2010, two of those seats were contested.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II Election, 2010 [4] :1
PartyCandidateVotes%
General Election, April 6, 2010
Nonpartisan Paul F. Reilly 85,392 52.75%
Nonpartisan Linda M. Van De Water76,21447.08%
Scattering2680.17%
Plurality9,1785.67%
Total votes161,874 100.0%
Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV Election, 2010 [4] :1
PartyCandidateVotes%
General Election, April 6, 2010
Nonpartisan Brian Blanchard 104,918 62.65%
Nonpartisan Edward E. Leineweber62,13537.10%
Scattering4180.25%
Plurality42,78325.55%
Total votes167,471 100.0%

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