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Results of the elections: Republican hold Republican gain Democratic hold No election |
Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 2020 Wisconsin Senate elections were taking place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Wisconsin voters elected state senators in 16 of the state's 33 senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Wisconsin State Senate, with roughly half of the seats up for election every two years. The primary elections on August 11, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
Following the previous election in 2018 and two announced vacancies (one from each party), Republicans had control of the Wisconsin State Senate with 18 seats against 13 held by Democrats. In the general election, Republicans picked up an open seat and defeated a Democratic incumbent to gain two seats in the chamber, leading to a 21-12 majority.
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [1] | Likely R | October 21, 2020 |
Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
Last election (2018) | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
Total after last election (2018) | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
Total before this election | 13 | 18 | 31 | |
Up for election | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
of which: | Incumbent retiring | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Vacated | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Unopposed | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
This election | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
Change from last election | 1 | 1 | ||
Total after this election | 12 | 21 | 33 | |
Change in total | 2 | 2 |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District | Incumbent | This race | |||||
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Member | Party | First elected | Status | Primary candidates [2] [3] | General election candidates [4] | Result | |
2 | Robert Cowles | Republican | 1987 | Running | Robert Cowles (Republican) | Robert Cowles (Rep.) | Incumbent re-elected |
4 | Lena Taylor | Democratic | 2004 | Running | Lena Taylor (Democratic) | Lena Taylor (Dem.) | Incumbent re-elected |
6 | La Tonya Johnson | Democratic | 2016 | Running |
|
| Incumbent re-elected |
8 | Alberta Darling | Republican | 1992 | Running |
|
| Incumbent re-elected |
10 | Patty Schachtner | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Running |
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| Incumbent lost New member elected Republican gain |
12 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 2012 | Vacant |
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| Incumbent vacated office to run for U.S. Representative New member elected Republican hold |
14 | Luther Olsen | Republican | 2004 | Not running |
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| Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold |
16 | Mark F. Miller | Democratic | 2004 | Not running |
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| Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold |
18 | Dan Feyen | Republican | 2016 | Running |
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| Incumbent re-elected |
20 | Duey Stroebel | Republican | 2014 | Running | Duey Stroebel (Republican) | Duey Stroebel (Rep.) | Incumbent re-elected |
22 | Robert Wirch | Democratic | 1996 | Running | Robert Wirch (Democratic) | Robert Wirch (Dem.) | Incumbent re-elected |
24 | Patrick Testin | Republican | 2016 | Running |
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| Incumbent re-elected |
26 | Fred Risser | Democratic | 1962 | Not running |
| Kelda Roys (Dem.) | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold |
28 | Dave Craig | Republican | 2016 | Not running |
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| Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold |
30 | Dave Hansen | Democratic | 2000 | Not running |
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| Incumbent retired New member elected Republican gain |
32 | Jennifer Shilling | Democratic | 2011 (recall) | Vacant |
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| Incumbent vacated office New member elected Democratic hold |
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