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All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly 50 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 2012 Wisconsin State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. Before the election, 58 Assembly seats were held by Republicans, 38 seats were held by Democrats, 1 was held by an independent, and 2 were vacant. The primary election was held on August 14, 2012.
This was the first Assembly election after the legislative redistricting following the 2010 United States census. The maps passed into law ware widely considered one of the most severe Republican gerrymanders in U.S. history.
Republicans flipped the independent-held seat and reclaimed two vacant seats, to enter the 101st Wisconsin Legislature with 60 of 99 State Assembly seats.
Elected members took office on January 7, 2013.
Republicans won control of the Assembly, alongside the governorship and the State Senate, in the 2010 elections. Using their newly-gained governmental trifecta, Republicans began enacting a number of high-profile, highly controversial bills. Chief among them was Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the "Budget Repair Bill," which sought to eliminate public-sector unions and reduce the pay of public employees in a purported attempt to balance the state's budget. [1] This sparked a heavy backlash from public employees, especially teachers, and students, who staged protests of the legislation across the state. [2] [3] [4] [5] In addition, 14 Democratic members of the Wisconsin Senate staged a walkout to Illinois to deprive the chamber of a quorum to prevent the passage of the bill. [6] Republicans managed to pass the bill anyway the next month, [7] but the fallout from the bill's passage led to the attempted recall of governor Scott Walker and the successful recall of multiple members of the Senate in 2011 and 2012. [8] [9]
In May 2011, Democrat Steve Doyle flipped an Assembly seat by winning a special election in the 94th district. [10]
In the 2010 elections, Republicans won significant majorities in both houses of the Legislature and the governorship. Republicans used their majorities to pass a radical redistricting plan after the 2010 census which substantially shifted the partisan bias of the state legislative maps. It was the product of a Republican project known as REDMAP, which used new statistical and mapping software to craft the maps. [11] The maps themselves were crafted and agreed upon in highly secretive meetings among Republican legislators, the details of which were only made public during court hearings regarding the constitutionality of the maps in 2015. [12]
Several lawsuits were brought against the 2011 redistricting plan. A set of early challenges against the plan led to only minor alterations to two districts in the Milwaukee area, which the court ruled violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by improperly diluting the population of Latinos across two districts. [13] Later suits against the map would eventually become the Supreme Court case Whitford v. Gill.
Republicans maintained their large majority in the Assembly, winning 60 seats to the Democrats' 39. Republicans were aided in part by highly favorable redistricting, winning 74% of contested seats while only winning 52% of the vote in those races. Factoring in uncontested races, Republicans won 60% of seats in the Assembly despite losing the statewide popular vote by almost 175,000 votes. [14]
Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total | |||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | |||
Last election (2010) | 38 | 1 | 60 | 99 | |
Total before this election | 38 | 1 | 58 | 97 | |
Up for election | 39 | 1 | 59 | 99 | |
of which: | Incumbent retiring | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
Vacated | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Unopposed | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |
This election | 39 | 0 | 60 | 99 | |
Change from last election | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Total after this election | 39 | 0 | 60 | 99 | |
Change in total | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− | |||
Republican Party | 77 | 1,249,559 | 46.15% | ![]() | 60 | ![]() | |
Democratic Party | 95 | 1,419,858 | 52.44% | ![]() | 39 | ![]() | |
Independent | 14 | 28,119 | 1.41% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Write-in | N/A | 9,935 | 0.37% | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2,707,471 | 100.00% | — | 99 | — | ||
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board [15] |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Governing [16] | Likely R | October 24, 2012 |
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Member | Party | First elect | Status | Candidates | ||
01 | Garey Bies | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected |
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02 | André Jacque | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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03 | Alvin Ott | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected |
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04 | Chad Weininger | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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05 | Jim Steineke | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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06 | Gary Tauchen | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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07 | Peggy Krusick | Democratic | 1983 (special) | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold |
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08 | Jocasta Zamarripa | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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09 | Josh Zepnick | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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10 | Elizabeth M. Coggs | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent retired to run for Wisconsin Senate New member elected Democratic hold |
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11 | Jason Fields | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold |
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12 | Fred Kessler | Democratic | 1960 1962 (retired) 1964 1972 (retired) 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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13 | David Cullen | Democratic | 1990 (special) | Incumbent ran for Milwaukee county board. New member elected Republican gain |
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14 | Dale Kooyenga | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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15 | Tony Staskunas | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican gain |
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16 | Leon Young | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected |
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17 | --Vacant [a] -- | Previous incumbent resigned Jul. 2, 2012. New member elected Democratic hold |
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18 | Tamara Grigsby | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold |
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19 | Jon Richards | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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20 | Christine Sinicki | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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21 | Mark Honadel | Republican | 2003 (special) | Incumbent re-elected |
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22 | Sandy Pasch | Democratic | 2008 | Ran for the 10th district New member elected Republican gain |
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Don Pridemore [b] | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | |||
23 | Jim Ott | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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24 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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25 | Bob Ziegelbauer | Independent | 1992 [c] | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican gain |
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26 | Mike Endsley | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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27 | Steve Kestell | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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28 | Erik Severson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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29 | John Murtha | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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30 | Dean Knudson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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31 | Amy Loudenbeck [d] | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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32 | Tyler August | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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33 | Stephen Nass [e] | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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34 | Dan Meyer | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold |
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35 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent retired to run for Wisconsin Senate New member elected Republican hold |
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36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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37 | None (open seat) | No incumbent. New member elected Republican gain |
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38 | Joel Kleefisch | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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39 | Jeff Fitzgerald | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senate New member elected Republican hold |
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40 | Kevin David Petersen | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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41 | Joan Ballweg | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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42 | Keith Ripp [f] | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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43 | Evan Wynn | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Democratic gain |
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Andy Jorgensen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | |||
44 | Joe Knilans | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Democratic gain |
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45 | Janis Ringhand [g] | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected New member elected Democratic gain |
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46 | Gary Hebl | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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47 | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic gain |
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48 | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold |
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49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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50 | Edward Brooks | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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51 | Howard Marklein | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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52 | Jeremy Thiesfeldt | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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53 | Richard Spanbauer | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold |
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54 | Gordon Hintz | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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55 | Dean Kaufert | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected |
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56 | Michelle Litjens | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold |
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57 | Penny Bernard Schaber | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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58 | Patricia Strachota | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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59 | Daniel LeMahieu | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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60 | Duey Stroebel | Republican | 2011 | Incumbent re-elected |
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61 | Samantha Kerkman [h] | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected |
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John Steinbrink [i] | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Republican gain | |||
62 | Cory Mason | Democratic | 2006 | Ran for the 66th district New member elected Republican gain |
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63 | Robin Vos | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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64 | Peter Barca | Democratic | 1984 1993 (retired) 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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65 | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold |
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66 | Robert L. Turner | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain |
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67 | Tom Larson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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68 | Kathy Bernier | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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69 | Scott Suder | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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70 | Amy Sue Vruwink | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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71 | Louis Molepske | Democratic | 2003 (special) | Incumbent retired to run for district attorney New member elected Democratic hold |
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72 | Scott Krug | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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73 | Nick Milroy | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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74 | Janet Bewley | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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75 | Roger Rivard | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Democratic gain |
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76 | Chris Taylor [j] | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected |
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77 | Terese Berceau [k] | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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78 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House |
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Brett Hulsey [l] | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | |||
79 | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold |
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80 | Sondy Pope [m] | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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81 | Kelda Roys | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House |
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Fred Clark [n] | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | |||
82 | Jeff Stone | Republican | 1998 (special) | Incumbent re-elected |
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83 | Dave Craig | Republican | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected |
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84 | Mike Kuglitsch | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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85 | Donna J. Seidel | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold |
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86 | --Vacant [o] -- | Previous incumbent resigned Jul. 17, 2012 New member elected Republican hold |
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87 | Mary Williams | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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88 | John Klenke | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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89 | John Nygren | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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90 | Karl Van Roy | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain |
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91 | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold |
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92 | Mark Radcliffe | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired |
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Chris Danou | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | |||
93 | Warren Petryk | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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94 | Steve Doyle | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected |
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95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected |
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96 | Lee Nerison | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected |
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97 | Bill Kramer | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected |
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98 | Paul Farrow | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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99 | Chris Kapenga [p] | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected |
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