2016 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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2016 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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Nominee Ron Johnson Russ Feingold
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,479,4711,380,335
Percentage50.17%46.81%
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2016 Wisconsin Senate election by congressional district.svg
Johnson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Feingold:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Ron Johnson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ron Johnson
Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wisconsin, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 9, 2016.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office. Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, whom Johnson unseated in the 2010 midterm elections, sought a rematch for a fourth non-consecutive term in office but was again defeated by Johnson, who became the first Republican to win a Senate election in Wisconsin during a presidential election year since Bob Kasten in 1980. Kasten was ultimately unseated by Feingold in 1992. [1] Johnson's victory was considered an upset as most polling had Feingold in the lead, coinciding with Donald Trump's own surprise victory in the state's presidential contest. Feingold managed to win six counties that voted for Donald Trump; Columbia, Crawford, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk and Vernon. [2]

Background

In 2010, then-incumbent Democratic senator Russ Feingold ran for re-election to a fourth term in 2010 but was defeated by Republican nominee Ron Johnson. [3]

In March 2013, Johnson announced that he had begun fundraising for his campaign. At that time, he had just $1,529 remaining in his campaign account after raising $16.1 million for the 2010 election, over half of which he self-funded. [4] Johnson said in November 2014 that he would not self-finance another campaign, saying: "I made my $9 million investment in this country. I gave it once, I don't think I should do it again." [5] On May 14, 2015, Feingold announced he would run to win back his former Senate seat. [6] Ultimately, Feingold spent over $24 million on the campaign and ended up with more remaining cash than Johnson, who spent only $20 million. [7]

After the Republicans took control of the Senate following the 2014 Senate elections, the election in Wisconsin was seen by many as a top target for the Democrats, who hoped to retake their majority in the traditionally blue state. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Politico pointed to Johnson's "worrisome" favorability ratings as one of the main reasons for his vulnerability. [11] A March 2014 Marquette University Law School poll found that just 29% of voters had a favorable opinion of him. [13]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Russ Feingold, former U.S. Senator, and former U.S. Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes and the Congo-Kinshasa [6]
  • Scott Harbach, perennial candidate

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russ Feingold 303,282 90.14%
Democratic Scott Harbach33,1859.86%
Total votes336,467 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

General election

Candidates

Debates

DatesLocationJohnsonFeingoldLink
October 14, 2016 Green Bay, Wisconsin ParticipantParticipant Full debate - C-SPAN
October 18, 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin ParticipantParticipant Full debate - C-SPAN

Endorsements

Ron Johnson (R)
Presidents
State Governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Individuals
Organizations
Russ Feingold (D)
Presidents
Vice Presidents
U.S. Cabinet members and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Wisconsin State Senators
Labor unions
Organizations

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [51] TossupNovember 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [52] Lean D (flip)November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report [53] Tilt D (flip)November 3, 2016
Daily Kos [54] Lean D (flip)November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics [55] TossupNovember 7, 2016

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Johnson (R)		Russ
Feingold (D)		Phil
Anderson (L)		Other /
Neither		Undecided
SurveyMonkey November 1–7, 20162,246± 4.6%49%48%——3%
SurveyMonkey October 31–November 6, 20161,943± 4.6%49%48%——3%
SurveyMonkey October 28–November 3, 20161,568± 4.6%48%49%——3%
Clarity Campaign Labs November 1–2, 20161,129± 2.9%46%49%——5%
SurveyMonkey October 27–November 2, 20161,271± 4.6%48%48%——4%
Public Policy Polling October 31–November 1, 2016891± 3.3%44%49%——7%
Loras College October 31–November 1, 2016500± 4.4%45%47%2%—6%
SurveyMonkey October 26–November 1, 20161,103± 4.6%50%48%——2%
Marquette University October 26–31, 20161,190 LV± 3.5%44%45%3%2%3%
1,401 RV± 3.3%42%43%5%3%5%
SurveyMonkey October 25–31, 20161,195± 4.6%49%49%——2%
Emerson College October 27–28, 2016400± 4.9%44%49%—4%3%
Let America Work^October 18–20, 2016600± 4.0%46%48%2%—4%
Club for Growth^October 18–20, 2016400± 4.2%42%45%——13%
Public Policy Polling October 18–19, 2016804± 3.5%41%47%——12%
Monmouth University October 15–18, 2016403± 4.9%44%52%2%—2%
Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College October 13–16, 2016664± 3.8%40%52%0%3%5%
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey Archived September 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine October 8–16, 20161,076± 0.5%46%51%——3%
Google Consumer Surveys October 12–14, 2016551± 4.2%39%58%——3%
Marquette University October 6–9, 2016839 LV± 3.9%44%46%4%1%4%
46%48%—1%4%
1,000 RV± 3.7%42%44%6%1%6%
44%47%—2%5%
CBS News/YouGov October 5–7, 2016993± 4.3%42%45%——13%
Loras College October 4–5, 2016500± 4.4%45%40%—3%9%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing October 4, 20161,102± 3.0%41%53%——6%
Emerson College September 19–20, 2016700± 3.6%42%52%—3%4%
Marquette University September 15–18, 2016642 LV± 4.8%39%44%7%—10%
41%47%——8%
802 RV± 4.4%37%44%8%—10%
40%46%——11%
Monmouth University August 27–30, 2016404± 4.9%41%54%2%—3%
Public Policy Polling August 26–27, 20161,054± 3.0%42%49%——9%
Marquette University August 25–28, 2016650 LV± 5.0%42%45%6%—7%
45%48%——7%
803 RV± 4.5%38%42%8%—12%
42%46%——12%
Global Strategy Group August 25, 2016800± 3.5%37%55%——8%
Let America Work^August 21–22, 2016600± 4.0%47%50%——3%
Marquette University August 4–7, 2016683 LV± 5.0%39%50%7%—4%
42%53%——6%
805 RV± 4.5%38%47%7%—8%
43%49%——8%
Let America Work^July 30–August 1, 2016600± 4.0%44%50%——6%
Global Strategy Group July 20, 2016800± 3.5%41%52%——7%
Marquette University July 7–10, 2016665 LV± 4.5%40%46%7%—7%
44%49%——7%
801 RV± 4.1%38%45%8%—9%
41%48%——11%
Public Policy Polling June 22–23, 2016843± 3.4%37%50%——13%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy Corps Archived July 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine June 11–20, 2016300± 5.7%45%46%——9%
Marquette University June 9–12, 2016666 LV± 4.9%42%51%——7%
800 RV± 4.4%41%45%——14%
Public Policy Polling June 8–9, 2016853± 3.4%41%51%——8%
Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College April 12–15, 2016616± 4.0%41%51%——6%
Emerson College March 30–April 3, 20161,198± 2.8%44%48%—8%—
Public Policy Polling March 28–29, 20161,397± 2.6%39%46%——15%
Loras College March 28–29, 20161,000± 3.1%39%48%—1%12%
Marquette University March 24–28, 2016957 LV± 4.1%45%48%——7%
1,405 RV± 3.3%42%47%——11%
Marquette University February 18–21, 2016802 RV± 4.5%37%49%——14%
Marquette University January 21–24, 2016806 RV± 4.0%37%50%——13%
Let America Work [lower-alpha 1] ^November 16–18, 2015900± 3.3%44%45%——11%
Marquette University November 12–15, 2015803 RV± 4.2%38%49%——13%
Democracy Corps Archived February 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine October 24–28, 2015400± 4.9%46%51%——3%
Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College October 14–17, 2015603± 4.0%40%51%—2%7%
Marquette University September 24–28, 2015803 RV± 4.1%36%50%—7%7%
End Citizens United September 10–14, 2015775± 3.6%39%47%——14%
Marquette University August 13–16, 2015802 RV± 3.5%42%47%——12%
Marquette University April 7–10, 2015803 RV± 3.5%38%54%——9%
Public Policy Polling March 6–8, 20151,071± 3.0%41%50%——9%
Public Policy Polling April 17–20, 20141,144± 2.9%41%47%——12%
Public Policy Polling September 13–16, 20131,180± 2.9%42%49%——9%
Public Policy Polling February 21–24, 2013807± 2.3%42%52%——6%

^ Internal poll taken for Ron Johnson.

Hypothetical polling
with Mary Burke
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Johnson (R)		Mary
Burke (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 6–8, 20151,071± 3.0%45%46%9%
with Mark Pocan
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Johnson (R)		Mark
Pocan (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 6–8, 20151,071± 3.0%43%36%20%
with Gwen Moore
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Johnson (R)		Gwen
Moore (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling March 6–8, 20151,071± 3.0%45%37%—18%
with Ron Kind
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Johnson (R)		Ron
Kind (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling March 6–8, 20151,071± 3.0%43%37%—20%
Public Policy Polling April 17–20, 20141,144± 2.9%41%39%—20%
Public Policy Polling September 13–16, 20131,180± 2.9%43%40%—17%

Results

2016 United States Senate election in Wisconsin [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ron Johnson (incumbent) 1,479,471 50.17% -1.69%
Democratic Russ Feingold 1,380,33546.81%-0.21%
Libertarian Phil Anderson87,5312.97%N/A
Write-in 1,4040.05%+0.01%
Total votes2,948,741 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Johnson won 6 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. [57]

DistrictJohnsonFeingoldRepresentative
1st 56%42% Paul Ryan
2nd 30%67% Mark Pocan
3rd 49%47% Ron Kind
4th 26%71% Gwen Moore
5th 63%35% Jim Sensenbrenner
6th 58%38% Glenn Grothman
7th 57%40% Sean Duffy
8th 59%38% Reid Ribble
Mike Gallagher

Notes

  1. ↑ Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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