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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 2012 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Sixteen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the even-numbered districts. This was the first Senate general election to take place after redistricting following the 2010 United States census. Before the election, 17 Senate seats were held by Democrats and 16 seats were held by Republicans. 10 Democratic seats and 6 Republican seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 13, 2012. [1]
Republicans flipped two Democratic-held Senate seat and won the chamber majority, entering the 101st Wisconsin Legislature with 18 of 33 State Senate seats.
Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
Last election (2010) | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
Total after last election (2010) | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
Total before this election | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
Up for election | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
of which: | Incumbent retiring | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Vacated | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Unopposed | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
This election | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
Change from last election | 2 | 2 | ||
Total after this election | 15 | 18 | 33 | |
Change in total | 2 | 2 |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Dist. | Incumbent | This race [4] | ||||
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Member | Party | First elected | Primary election candidates | General election candidates | Result | |
2 | Robert Cowles | Republican | 1987 (special) | Robert Cowles (Rep.) | Robert Cowles (Rep.) 98.54% | Incumbent re-elected. |
4 | Lena Taylor | Democratic | 2004 | Lena Taylor (Dem.) |
| Incumbent re-elected. |
6 | Spencer Coggs | Democratic | 2003 (recall) |
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| Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
8 | Alberta Darling | Republican | 1992 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
10 | Sheila Harsdorf | Republican | 2000 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
12 | Jim Holperin | Democratic | 2008 |
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| Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
14 | Luther Olsen | Republican | 2004 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
16 | Mark F. Miller | Democratic | 2004 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
18 | Jessica King | Democratic | 2011 (recall) |
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| Incumbent lost. New member elected. Republican gain. |
20 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 2004 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
22 | Robert Wirch | Democratic | 1996 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
24 | Julie Lassa | Democratic | 2003 (special) |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
26 | Fred Risser | Democratic | 1962 |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
28 | Mary Lazich | Republican | 1998 |
|
| Incumbent re-elected. |
30 | Dave Hansen | Democratic | 2000 |
|
| Incumbent re-elected. |
32 | Jennifer Shilling | Democratic | 2011 (recall) |
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| Incumbent re-elected. |
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