2020 Wisconsin Senate election

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2020 Wisconsin Senate election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  

16 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Roger Roth Janet Bewley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 19th-Appleton 25th-Mason
Last election11 seats, 52.31%6 seats, 46.90%
Seats before1813
Seats won106
Seats after2112
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote1,665,4871,402,108
Percentage53.8%45.29%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.5 ppDecrease2.svg1.6 pp

Wisconsin State Senate 2020.svg
Results of the elections:
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election

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.

Contents

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.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [1] Likely ROctober 21, 2020

Summary

SeatsParty
(majority caucus shading)
Total
Democratic Republican
Last election (2018)61117
Total after last election (2018)141933
Total before this election131831
Up for election8816
of which:Incumbent retiring325
Vacated112
Unopposed325
This election61016
Change from last electionSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Total after this election122133
Change in totalDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 32, 0.6%
  2. State Senate district 8, 8.54%
  3. State Senate district 30, 9.4% (gain)

Candidates and results

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedStatusPrimary candidates [2] [3] General election candidates [4] Result
2 Robert Cowles Republican1987RunningRobert Cowles (Republican)Green check.svg Robert Cowles (Rep.)Incumbent re-elected
4 Lena Taylor Democratic2004RunningLena Taylor (Democratic)Green check.svg Lena Taylor (Dem.)Incumbent re-elected
6 La Tonya Johnson Democratic2016Running
  • Alciro Deacon (Republican)
  • La Tonya Johnson (Democratic)
  • Cordelia Michelle Bryant (Democratic)
Incumbent re-elected
8 Alberta Darling Republican1992Running
  • Alberta Darling (Republican)
  • Neal Plotkin (Democratic)
Incumbent re-elected
10 Patty Schachtner Democratic2018 (special)Running
  • Patty Schachtner (Democratic)
  • Rob Stafsholt (Republican)
  • Cherie Link (Republican)
Incumbent lost
New member elected
Republican gain
12 Tom Tiffany Republican2012Vacant
Incumbent vacated office to run for U.S. Representative
New member elected
Republican hold
14 Luther Olsen Republican2004Not running
  • Joni Anderson (Democratic)
  • Joan Ballweg (Republican)
  • Kenneth Van Dyke, Sr. (Republican)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
16 Mark F. Miller Democratic2004Not running
  • Scott Barker (Republican)
  • Melissa Agard (Democratic)
  • Andrew McKinney (Democratic)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
18 Dan Feyen Republican2016Running
  • Dan Feyen (Republican)
  • Aaron Wojciechowski (Democratic)
  • Green check.svgY Dan Feyen (Rep.) 59.13%
  • Aaron Wojciechowski (Dem.) 40.87%
Incumbent re-elected
20 Duey Stroebel Republican2014RunningDuey Stroebel (Republican)Green check.svg Duey Stroebel (Rep.)Incumbent re-elected
22 Robert Wirch Democratic1996RunningRobert Wirch (Democratic)Green check.svg Robert Wirch (Dem.)Incumbent re-elected
24 Patrick Testin Republican2016Running
  • Patrick Testin (Republican)
  • Paul Piotrowski (Democratic)
Incumbent re-elected
26 Fred Risser Democratic1962Not running
  • Kelda Roys (Dem.)
  • Brian Benford (Dem.)
  • Amani Latimer Burris (Dem.)
  • Nada Elmikashfi (Dem.)
  • William Henry Davis III (Dem.)
  • John Imes (Dem.)
  • Aisha Moe (Dem.)
Green check.svg Kelda Roys (Dem.)Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
28 Dave Craig Republican2016Not running
  • Julian Bradley (Republican)
  • Adam Murphy (Democratic)
  • Steven Gerard Bobowski (Republican)
  • Marina Croft (Republican)
  • Jim Engstrand (Republican)
  • Dan Griffin (Republican)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
30 Dave Hansen Democratic2000Not running
  • Jonathon Hansen (Democratic)
  • Eric Wimberger (Republican)
  • Sandra Jean Ewald (Democratic)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican gain
32 Jennifer Shilling Democratic2011 (recall)Vacant
Incumbent vacated office
New member elected
Democratic hold

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

Vacated office before term end

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