2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Not to be confused with 2022 Wisconsin Senate election.

2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Turnout	56.7%
Nominee Ron Johnson Mandela Barnes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,337,185 1,310,467 Percentage 50.41% 49.41%
County results Congressional district results State Senate district results State Assembly district results Precinct results Municipality results Johnson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Barnes:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No data
U.S. senator before election Ron Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Republican

The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin. The party primaries were held on August 9, 2022. Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson won election to a third term, defeating Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes ^[1] by 26,718 votes—a one-point margin of victory.

In 2016, Johnson had pledged to serve only two terms in the Senate. He reversed this decision in 2022. ^[2] The race was one of the most competitive of the cycle, and it followed considerable Democratic success in recent statewide elections. In 2018, Democrats won every statewide contest on the ballot, including the election for the state's other Senate seat. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden narrowly carried the state in the presidential election. ^[3]

Barnes led in most polls during the summer of 2022. In the final weeks prior to the election, Johnson took a lead of more than three points in the polling average. Though Johnson ultimately prevailed, this election was the closest of his three Senate victories. This was the first Senate election in Wisconsin since 1998 in which the winning candidate was of a different party than the winner of the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Johnson, incumbent U.S. senator ^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• David Schroeder, former educator

Disqualified

• Brad Beyer, U.S. Army veteran ^{[5] [6]}
• Keith Neubert, paramedic ^[7]

Withdrawn

• John Berman, electronic hardware designer, test engineer, and candidate for U.S. Senate (Minnesota and Kansas) in 2020 ^[8]

Declined

• David Beth, Kenosha County sheriff ^[9]
• Sean Duffy, former U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district ^{[10] [11]}
• Mike Gallagher, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district (running for re-election; endorsed Johnson) ^[12]
• Eric Hovde, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012
• Rebecca Kleefisch, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin (running for governor; endorsed Johnson) ^{[12] [13] [14]}
• Kevin Nicholson, businessman, former member of the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (running for governor) ^[12]
• Bryan Steil, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district (running for re-election; endorsed Johnson) ^[12]
• Scott Walker, former governor of Wisconsin ^[15]

Endorsements

Ron Johnson

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• John Bolton, United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006) ^[16]
• Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) ^[17]
• Donald Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States (2017–2021) ^[18]

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity Action ^[19]
• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Republican Senatorial Committee ^[21]
• Republican Jewish Coalition PAC ^[22]
• Republican Party of Wisconsin ^[23]
• Tea Party Express ^[24]

Results

Results by county

  Johnson

•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Republican primary results ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Johnson (incumbent)	563,871	83.7
	Republican	David Schroeder	109,917	16.3
Total votes			673,788	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin ^[26]

Eliminated in primary

• Kou Lee, restaurant owner ^[27]
• Adam Murphy, business owner ^[28]
• Steven Olikara, founder and CEO of Millennial Action Project ^{[29] [30]}
• Peter Peckarsky, attorney and candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017 ^[28]
• Darrell Williams, Wisconsin Emergency Management administrator ^[31]

Did not file

• Chantia Lewis, Milwaukee Common Councillor ^[32]

Withdrew

• Gillian Battino, radiologist ^[33] (running for state treasurer) ^[34]
• Sarah Godlewski, State Treasurer of Wisconsin (endorsed Barnes) ^{[35] [36]}
• Chris Larson, state senator from the 7th district (endorsed Barnes) ^{[37] [38]}
• Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks and former intern in the Obama administration (endorsed Barnes) ^{[39] [40]}
• Tom Nelson, Outagamie County Executive, former Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2010 and for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2016 (endorsed Barnes) ^[41]
• Jeff Rumbaugh, disability rights activist and candidate for governor in 2018 (endorsed Nelson) ^[42]

Declined

• Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin (running for re-election) ^[43]
• Josh Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin (running for re-election) ^[44]
• Ron Kind, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district ^[45]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district (running for re-election) ^[46]

Fundraising

Candidate	Unitemized (<$200) individual contributions	Itemized (>$200) individual contributions	Self funding	Coverage ending
Mandela Barnes	$2,668,973.10	$3,305,480.72	$0.00	Coverage ending: 06/30/2022 [47]

Endorsements

Mandela Barnes

U.S. senators

• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (2013–present) ^[48]
• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey (2013–present) ^[49]
• Alex Padilla, U.S. senator from California (2021–present) ^[50]
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont (2007–present) ^[51]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2013–present) ^[52]

U.S. representatives

• Jim Clyburn, U.S. representative from SC-06 (1993–present), House Majority Whip (2019–2023, 2007–2011), House Assistant Democratic Leader (2011–2019), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (1999–2001) ^[53]
• Ruben Gallego, U.S. representative from Arizona's 7th congressional district (2015–2025), U.S. Senator from Arizona (2025-) ^[54]
• Ron Kind, U.S. representative from WI-03 (1997–2023) ^[55]
• Gwen Moore, U.S. representative from WI-04 (2005–present) ^[56]
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. representative from NY-14 (2019–present) ^[57]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-02 (2013–present) ^[58]
• Katie Porter, U.S. representative from CA-45 (2019–present) ^[59]

State officials

• Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin (2019–present) ^[48] (previously declined to endorse) ^[60]
• John Fetterman, 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (2019–2023) ^{[61] [62]}
• Sarah Godlewski, 36th Treasurer of Wisconsin (2019–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[36]

State legislators

• Jimmy P. Anderson, state representative from the 47th district (2017–present) ^[63]
• Jonathan Brostoff, state representative from the 19th district (2015–present) (previously endorsed Chris Larson) ^[63]
• Marisabel Cabrera, state representative from the 9th district (2019–present) ^[63]
• Tim Carpenter, state senator from the 3rd district (2003–present) ^[63]
• Steve Doyle, state representative from the 94th district (2011–present) ^[64]
• Chris Larson, state senator from the 7th district (2011–present) ^[38]
• Gary Hebl, state representative from the 46th district ^[65]
• Francesca Hong, state representative from the 76th district ^[66]
• La Tonya Johnson, state senator from the 6th district (2017–present) ^[63]
• Fred Kessler, former state representative from the 12th district (2005–2019) ^[63]
• Tod Ohnstad, state representative from the 65th district (2013–present) ^[63]
• Tom Nelson, Outagamie County Executive, former Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2010, for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2016 and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[41]
• Supreme Moore Omokunde, state representative from the 17th district (2021–present) ^[63]
• Sandy Pasch, former state representative from the 10th district (2013–2015) ^[63]
• Daniel Riemer, state representative from the 7th district (2013–present) ^[63]
• Kristina Shelton, state representative from the 90th district ^[67]
• Christine Sinicki, state representative from the 20th district (1999–present) ^[63]
• Mark Spreitzer, state representative from the 45th district (2015–2023) ^[63]

Local officials

• Nik Kovac, Milwaukee alderman ^[68]
• Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive ^[69]
• Katie Rosenberg, mayor of Wausau ^[70]

Individuals

• Ada Deer, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs ^[68]
• Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, former intern in the Obama administration and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[39]
• Alexander Vindman, retired lieutenant colonel and witness during the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump ^[71]

Organizations

• Center for Popular Democracy ^[72]
• Citizen Action of Wisconsin ^[73]
• Democracy for America ^[74]
• Democratic Party of Wisconsin ^[75]
• End Citizens United ^[76]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[77]
• Indivisible ^[78]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[79]
• Let America Vote ^[76]
• MarchOn ^[80]
• MoveOn ^[69]
• Peace Action ^[81]
• People for the American Way ^{[82] [83]}
• People's Action ^[73]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee (previously endorsed Chris Larson) ^[84]
• Working Families Party ^[85]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ^[86]
• American Federation of Teachers Local 212 ^[87]
• American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin ^[88]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2150 ^[89]
• Service Employees International Union Wisconsin State Council ^[90]

Sarah Godlewski (withdrawn)

U.S. representatives

• Donna Shalala, former U.S. representative from FL-27 (2019–2021) former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993–2001) and former president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1988–1993) ^[91]

State legislators

• Sue Conley, state representative (44th district) ^[92]
• Jodi Emerson, state assemblywoman from the 91st district (2019–) ^[93]
• Debra Kolste, former state representative (Wisconsin Assembly, District 44) ^[92]
• Mark F. Miller, former state senator from the 16th district (2005–2021) ^[94]
• Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, state representative (Wisconsin Assembly, District 8) and Milwaukee County Board supervisor ^[92]
• Christine Sinicki, state assemblymember for the 20th district (1999–) ^[92]
• Lena Taylor, state senator ^[95]
• Don Vruwink, state assemblyman from the 43rd district ^[96]

Individuals

• Tia Nelson, environmental activist, daughter of former Governor and Senator Gaylord Nelson ^[97]
• John Robinson, former Wausau mayor ^[98]

Organizations

• Bon Iver, indie folk band ^[99]
• EMILY's List ^[100]
• Feminist Majority PAC ^[98]
• National Organization for Women PAC ^[101]
• National Women's Political Caucus ^[102]

Alex Lasry (withdrawn)

State legislators

• Dave Hansen, former state senator (Wisconsin Senate, District 30) ^[103]
• Shelia Stubbs, state representative (Wisconsin Assembly, District 77) ^[104]
• Dana Wachs, former state representative (Wisconsin Assembly, District 91) ^[103]

Local officials

• John Antaramian, Mayor Kenosha, Wisconsin Executive ^[105]
• David Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive ^[106]
• Nikiya Harris Dodd, member of the Milwaukee Common Council ^[106]
• Joe Donald, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ^[107]
• Cavalier Johnson, Mayor of Milwaukee ^[106]
• James Kreuser, former Kenosha County Executive ^[105]
• JoCasta Zamarripa, member of the Milwaukee Common Council ^[106]

Party officials

• Khary Penebaker, member of the Democratic National Committee ^[106]
• Joe Wineke, former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (2005–2009) ^[108]

Labor unions

• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 18 ^[109]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 & 890 ^[110]
• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of Wisconsin ^[111]
• Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39 ^[112]

Tom Nelson (withdrawn)

State officials

• Tony Earl, 41st Governor of Wisconsin (1983–1987) ^[113]

State legislators

• Chuck Benedict, former state representative from the 45th district (2005–2011) ^[113]
• Chris Danou, former state representative from the 92nd district (2009–2017) ^[113]
• Stan Gruszynski, former state representative from the 71st district (1985–1995) ^[113]
• Jessica King, former state senator from the 18th district (2011–2013) ^[113]
• Nick Milroy, state representative from the 73rd district (2009–2023) ^[113]
• Kelda Roys, state senator from the 26th district (2021–present) ^[113]
• Donna Seidel, former state representative from the 85th district (2005–2013) ^[113]
• Gary Sherman, former state representative from the 74th district (1999–2011) ^[113]
• James Soletski, former state representative from the 88th district (2007–2011) ^[113]
• David Travis, former Democratic Assembly Leader from the 81st district (1979–2009) ^[114]
• Robert Wirch, state senator from the 22nd district (1997–present) ^[115]

Local officials

• Mark Becker, former Brown County supervisor (Republican) ^[116]
• Tony Staskunas, Milwaukee County supervisor ^[117]
• Sheldon Wasserman, Milwaukee County Board supervisor, former state representative (D-22) ^[113]

Organizations

• Sunrise Movement Wisconsin ^[118]
• Our Revolution Wisconsin ^[119]
• Vote Common Good ^[113]

Labor unions

• Appleton Fire Fighters I.A.F.F. Local 257 ^[120]
• Grand Chute Fire Fighters I.A.F.F. Local 3655 ^[120]
• Green Bay Fire Fighters I.A.F.F. Local 141 ^[120]
• Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association Local 599 ^[121]
• United Electrical Workers western region. ^[122]
• United Steelworkers Local 2-144 ^[123]

Individuals

• Harvey J. Kaye, historian and sociologist ^[124]
• Marianne Williamson, political activist, best-selling author and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 ^[125]

Steven Olikara

State officials

• Barbara Lawton, 43rd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin (2003–2011) ^[30]

Federal officials

• Todd Larson, former USAID official, senior Barack Obama appointee and former United Nations official ^[126]
• Scott Legwold, former brigadier general in National Guard of the United States and Joint Staff of Wisconsin Army National Guard and Wisconsin Air National Guard ^[127]
• Aaron S. Williams, 18th director of the Peace Corps under Barack Obama ^[127]

Judicial officials

• Paul B. Higginbotham, former judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV (2003–2017), former Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge (1994–2003) and first African American to serve on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ^[128]

State legislators

• Amanda Stuck, former state representative from the 57th district ^[129]

Organizations

• Forward Party ^[130]

Individuals

• Akon, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur ^[131]
• Andrew Yang, candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary ^[132]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Mandela Barnes	Sarah Godlewski	Alex Lasry	Tom Nelson	Other	Undecided
	July 29, 2022	Godlewski withdraws from the race and endorses Barnes
	July 27, 2022	Lasry withdraws from the race and endorses Barnes
	July 25, 2022	Nelson withdraws from the race and endorses Barnes
Impact Research (D) [133] [A]	July 12–17, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	39%	12%	25%	5%	–	18%
Change Research (D) [134] [B]	July 1–7, 2022	560 (LV)	± 4.6%	40%	12%	16%	6%	1% [b]	22%
Marquette University [135]	June 14–20, 2022	381 (LV)	± 6.2%	25%	9%	21%	7%	1% [c]	36%
Normington Petts (D) [136] [C]	May 18–22, 2022	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	34%	18%	31%	5%	–	12%
Marquette University [137]	April 19–24, 2022	311 (LV)	± 6.6%	19%	7%	16%	5%	2% [d]	49%
Impact Research (D) [138] [A]	March 16–23, 2022	449 (LV)	± 4.6%	38%	9%	17%	8%	3%	26%
Normington Petts (D) [139] [C]	February 23–27, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	35%	7%	27%	7%	–	24%
Marquette University [140]	February 22–27, 2022	362 (LV)	± 5.7%	23%	3%	13%	5%	5% [e]	49%
Impact Research (D) [141] [A]	December 8–16, 2021	842 (LV)	± 3.4%	40%	10%	11%	8%	3%	29%
Data for Progress (D) [142] [D]	November 11–15, 2021	524 (LV)	± 4.0%	39%	5%	16%	6%	5% [f]	29%
Normington Petts (D) [143] [C]	November 2021	– (LV)	–	37%	5%	15%	7%	–	36%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [144] [A]	August 28–30, 2021	698 (LV)	± 3.7%	37%	7%	5%	8%	3% [g]	38%
Normington Petts (D) [145] [C]	August 2021	– (LV)	–	43%	5%	4%	7%	–	41%

Results

Results by county

  Barnes

•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Democratic primary results ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mandela Barnes	390,279	77.8
	Democratic	Alex Lasry (withdrawn)	44,609	8.9
	Democratic	Sarah Godlewski (withdrawn)	40,555	8.1
	Democratic	Tom Nelson (withdrawn)	10,995	2.2
	Democratic	Steven Olikara	5,619	1.1
	Democratic	Darrell Williams	3,646	0.7
	Democratic	Kou Lee	3,434	0.7
	Democratic	Peter Peckarsky	2,446	0.5
Total votes			501,583	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [146]	Lean R	November 4, 2022
Inside Elections [147]	Tilt R	April 1, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [148]	Lean R	March 1, 2022
Politico [149]	Tossup	April 1, 2022
RCP [150]	Tossup	January 10, 2022
Fox News [151]	Lean R	May 12, 2022
DDHQ [152]	Likely R	August 17, 2022
538 [153]	Likely R	October 20, 2022
The Economist [154]	Likely R	November 1, 2022

Debates

2022 United States Senate general election in Wisconsin debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
					Ron Johnson	Mandela Barnes
1	Oct. 7, 2022	Wisconsin Broadcasters Association	Jill Geisler	[155]	P	P
2	Oct. 13, 2022	Marquette University	Charles Benson Shannon Sims	[156]	P	P

Endorsements

Ron Johnson (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• John Bolton, United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006) ^[16]
• Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) ^[17]
• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[18]

State officials

• Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida (2019–present) ^[157]

U.S. representatives

• Bryan Steil, U.S. representative from WI-01 (2019–present) ^[158]

State legislators

• Don Pridemore, state representative from the 22nd district (2011–2015) and the 99th district (2005–2011) ^[159]

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity Action ^[19]
• Campaign for Working Families ^[160]
• Huck PAC ^[161]
• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Republican Senatorial Committee ^[21]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^{[162] [163]}
• Republican Jewish Coalition PAC ^[22]
• Republican Party of Wisconsin ^[23]
• Tavern League of Wisconsin ^[164]
• Tea Party Express ^[24]

Mandela Barnes (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Pete Buttigieg, United States Secretary of Transportation (2021–present) ^[165]
• Ada Deer, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs ^[68]
• Eric Holder, United States Attorney General (2009–2015) ^[166]
• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) ^[167]

U.S. senators

• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (2013–present) ^[48]
• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey (2013–present) ^[49]
• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota (2007-present) ^[168]
• Chris Murphy, U.S. senator from Connecticut (2013–present) ^[169]
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont (2007–present) (Independent) ^[51]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2013–present) ^[52]

U.S. representatives

• Jim Clyburn, U.S. representative from SC-06 (1993–present), House Majority Whip (2019–2023, 2007–2011), House Assistant Democratic Leader (2011–2019), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (1999–2001) ^[53]
• Ruben Gallego, U.S. representative from Arizona's 7th congressional district (2015–2023) ^[54]
• Ron Kind, U.S. representative from WI-03 (1997–2023) ^[170]
• Gwen Moore, U.S. representative from WI-04 (2005–present) ^[56]
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. representative from NY-14 (2019–present) ^[57]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-02 (2013–present) ^[58]
• Katie Porter, U.S. representative from CA-45 (2019–present) ^[59]

State officials

• Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin (2019–present) ^[48]
• John Fetterman, 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (2019–2023), and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania ^{[61] [62]}
• Sarah Godlewski, 36th treasurer of Wisconsin (2019–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[36]

State legislators

• Jimmy P. Anderson, state representative from the 47th district (2017–present) ^[63]
• Jonathan Brostoff, state representative from the 19th district (2015–present) ^[63]
• Marisabel Cabrera, state representative from the 9th district (2019–present) ^[63]
• Tim Carpenter, state senator from the 3rd district (2003–present) ^[63]
• Steve Doyle, state representative from the 94th district (2011–present) ^[64]
• Chris Larson, state senator from the 7th district (2011–present) ^[38]
• Gary Hebl, state representative from the 46th district ^[65]
• Francesca Hong, state representative from the 76th district ^[66]
• La Tonya Johnson, state senator from the 6th district (2017–present) ^[63]
• Fred Kessler, former state representative from the 12th district (2005–2019) ^[63]
• Tom Nelson, Outagamie County Executive, former Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2010, for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2016 and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[41]
• Tod Ohnstad, state representative from the 65th district (2013–present) ^[63]
• Supreme Moore Omokunde, state representative from the 17th district (2021–present) ^[63]
• Sandy Pasch, former state representative from the 10th district (2013–2015) ^[63]
• Daniel Riemer, state representative from the 7th district (2013–present) ^[63]
• Kristina Shelton, state representative from the 90th district ^[67]
• Christine Sinicki, state representative from the 20th district (1999–present) ^[63]
• Mark Spreitzer, state representative from the 45th district (2015–present) ^[63]

Local officials

• Nik Kovac, Milwaukee alderman ^[68]
• Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive ^[69]
• Katie Rosenberg, mayor of Wausau ^[70]

Individuals

• LeVar Burton, actor ^[171]
• Don Cheadle, actor ^[172]
• Natalia Cordova-Buckley, actress ^[172]
• Rosario Dawson, actress ^[172]
• Clark Gregg, actor and director ^[172]
• Mike Holmgren, former head coach of the Green Bay Packers ^[173]
• Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, former intern in the Obama administration and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[39]
• Mark Ruffalo, actor and activist ^[172]
• Alexander Vindman, retired lieutenant colonel ^[71]
• Bradley Whitford, actor ^[174]
• Oprah Winfrey, businesswoman and talk show host ^[175]

Organizations

• Center for Popular Democracy ^[72]
• Citizen Action WIsconsin ^[73]
• Democracy for America ^[74]
• Democratic Party of Wisconsin ^[75]
• End Citizens United ^[76]
• Fair Wisconsin ^[176]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[77]
• Indivisible ^[78]
• J Street ^{[177] [178]}
• Jewish Dems ^[179]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[79]
• Let America Vote ^[76]
• MarchOn ^[80]
• MoveOn ^[69]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[180]
• People for the American Way ^[83]
• People's Action ^[73]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[181]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee ^[84]
• Sierra Club ^[182]
• Sunrise Movement ^[183]
• Working Families Party ^[85]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ^[86]
• American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin ^[88]
• American Federation of Teachers Local 212 ^[87]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locals 494, 890 & 2150 ^{[184] [89]}
• National Education Association ^[185]
• Service Employees International Union Wisconsin State Council ^[90]

Newspapers

• The Capital Times ^[186]
• Milwaukee Courier ^[187]
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^[188]
• Shepherd Express ^[189]
• Wisconsin State Journal ^[190]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Ron Johnson (R)	Mandela Barnes (D)	Undecided [h]	Margin
RealClearPolitics [191]	October 24 – November 5, 2022	November 8, 2022	50.2%	46.6%	3.2%	Johnson +3.6
FiveThirtyEight [192]	August 15 – November 8, 2022	November 8, 2022	50.4%	47.0%	2.6%	Johnson +3.4
270toWin [193]	November 3–7, 2022	November 7, 2022	50.2%	46.6%	3.2%	Johnson +3.6
Average			50.3%	46.7%	3.0%	Johnson +3.6

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ron Johnson (R)	Mandela Barnes (D)	Other	Undecided
Civiqs [194]	November 4–7, 2022	739 (LV)	± 3.7%	50%	49%	–	1%
Research Co. [195]	November 4–6, 2022	450 (LV)	± 4.6%	51%	45%	–	4%
Data for Progress (D) [196]	November 2–5, 2022	1,504 (LV)	± 2.0%	53%	47%	–	–
The Trafalgar Group (R) [197]	November 2–4, 2022	1,095 (LV)	± 2.9%	50%	47%	–	3%
Marquette University [198]	October 24 – November 1, 2022	802 (RV)	± 4.6%	48%	45%	5% [i]	1%
		679 (LV)	± 4.8%	50%	48%	1% [j]	1%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [199] [A]	October 27–31, 2022	888 (LV)	± 3.3%	46%	48%	–	6%
Siena College [200]	October 27–31, 2022	655 (LV)	± 4.8%	47%	45%	2% [k]	6%
Fox News [201]	October 26–30, 2022	1,000 (RV)	± 3.0%	48%	45%	3% [l]	5%
Wick Insights [202]	October 26–30, 2022	1,089 (LV)	± 3.2%	50%	46%	2% [m]	2%
Emerson College [203]	October 27–29, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	50%	46%	2% [m]	3%
				51%	46%	3% [n]	–
Patriot Polling [204]	October 20–23, 2022	801 (RV)	–	52%	43%	–	5%
Data for Progress (D) [205]	October 14–22, 2022	1,376 (LV)	± 3.0%	51%	46%	–	2%
CNN/SSRS [206]	October 13–17, 2022	905 (RV)	± 4.2%	45%	48%	5% [o]	1%
		714 (LV)	± 4.5%	50%	49%	1% [p]	–
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [207] [A]	October 7–11, 2022	874 (LV)	± 3.3%	47%	48%	–	5%
Marquette University [208]	October 3–9, 2022	801 (RV)	± 4.3%	47%	47%	5% [q]	2%
		652 (LV)	± 4.8%	52%	46%	2% [r]	1%
YouGov/CBS News [209]	October 3–7, 2022	1,138 (RV)	± 3.7%	50%	49%	–	1%
Public Policy Polling (D) [210]	September 26–27, 2022	574 (V)	–	47%	47%	–	6%
Fox News [211]	September 22–26, 2022	1,012 (RV)	± 3.0%	48%	44%	3% [s]	5%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) [212]	September 18–25, 2022	1399 (LV)	± 4.4%	51%	46%	–	5%
Data for Progress (D) [213]	September 20–23, 2022	999 (LV)	± 3.0%	50%	48%	–	3%
The Trafalgar Group (R) [214]	September 15–19, 2022	1087 (LV)	± 2.9%	49%	47%	–	5%
Emerson College [215]	September 16–18, 2022	860 (LV)	± 3.27%	48%	44%	3%	6%
Big Data Poll (R) [216]	September 17–18, 2022	852 (LV)	± 3.4%	49%	46%	–	–
Siena College [217]	September 14–15, 2022	651 (LV)	± 4.5%	47%	48%	2% [k]	4%
OnMessage Inc. (R) [218] [E]	September 11–13, 2022	800 (LV)	–	49%	45%	–	6%
Civiqs [219]	September 10–13, 2022	780 (LV)	± 3.7%	49%	48%	1%	2%
Marquette University [220]	September 6–11, 2022	801 (RV)	± 4.3%	48%	47%	–	5%
		632 (LV)	± 4.7%	49%	48%	–	3%
The Trafalgar Group (R) [221]	August 22–25, 2022	1,091 (LV)	± 2.9%	47%	49%	–	4%
Fox News [222]	August 12–16, 2022	1,006 (RV)	± 3.0%	46%	50%	1%	4%
Marquette University [223]	August 10–15, 2022	811 (RV)	± 4.2%	44%	51%	1%	4%
		713 (LV)	± 4.5%	45%	52%	0%	3%
Marquette University [224]	June 14–20, 2022	803 (RV)	± 4.3%	44%	46%	1%	8%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [225] [A]	September 8–11, 2021	756 (LV)	± 3.6%	43%	43%	–	14%

Hypothetical polling

Ron Johnson vs. Sarah Godlewski

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ron Johnson (R)	Sarah Godlewski (D)	Other	Undecided
Marquette University [224]	June 14–20, 2022	803 (RV)	± 4.3%	43%	45%	2%	10%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [226] [A]	September 8–11, 2021	756 (LV)	± 3.6%	44%	41%	–	15%

Ron Johnson vs. Alex Lasry

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ron Johnson (R)	Alex Lasry (D)	Other	Undecided
Marquette University [224]	June 14–20, 2022	803 (RV)	± 4.3%	45%	42%	2%	11%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [226] [A]	September 8–11, 2021	756 (LV)	± 3.6%	45%	41%	–	14%

Ron Johnson vs. Tom Nelson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ron Johnson (R)	Tom Nelson (D)	Other	Undecided
Marquette University [224]	June 14–20, 2022	803 (RV)	± 4.3%	43%	44%	2%	11%
Change Research (D) [227] [F]	March 25–27, 2021	1,723 (LV)	± 2.6%	44%	48%	–	5%

Results

2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ron Johnson (incumbent)	1,337,185	50.41%	+0.24%
	Democratic	Mandela Barnes	1,310,467	49.41%	+2.60%
	Independent	Adam Paul (write-in)	67	0.00%	N/A
	Write-in		4,758	0.18%	+0.13%
Total votes			2,652,477	100.0%
	Republican hold

By county

By county

County [228] Ron Johnson Republican Mandela Barnes Democratic Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Adams 6,202 62.75 3,644 36.87 38 0.38 2,558 25.88 9,884 Ashland 3,074 44.00 3,903 55.87 9 0.13 -829 -11.87 6,986 Barron 12,928 64.39 7,121 35.46 30 0.15 5,807 28.92 20,079 Bayfield 4,082 43.99 5,183 55.85 15 0.16 -1,101 -11.86 9,280 Brown 62,221 54.64 51,421 45.15 237 0.21 10,800 9.48 113,879 Buffalo 3,907 63.86 2,201 35.98 10 0.16 1,706 27.88 6,118 Burnett 5,362 65.42 2,834 34.58 0 0.00 2,528 30.84 8,196 Calumet 15,466 61.99 9,444 37.85 41 0.16 6,022 24.14 24,951 Chippewa 17,694 61.39 11,069 38.40 60 0.21 6,625 22.99 28,823 Clark 8,181 70.20 3,451 29.61 22 0.19 4,730 40.59 11,654 Columbia 13,899 50.78 13,410 48.99 64 0.23 489 1.79 27,373 Crawford 3,797 54.33 3,179 45.49 13 0.19 618 8.84 6,989 Dane 68,228 22.69 231,818 77.08 682 0.23 -163,590 -54.40 300,728 Dodge 25,914 66.89 12,830 33.11 0 0.00 13,084 33.77 38,744 Door 8,685 50.14 8,611 49.71 26 0.15 74 0.43 17,322 Douglas 8,373 44.86 10,270 55.02 22 0.12 -1,897 -10.16 18,665 Dunn 10,544 57.24 7,876 42.76 0 0.00 2,668 14.48 18,420 Eau Claire 21,208 44.32 26,529 55.44 115 0.24 -5,321 -11.12 47,852 Florence 1,898 75.38 620 24.62 0 0.00 1,278 50.75 2,518 Fond du Lac 30,584 65.63 15,982 34.29 38 0.08 14,602 31.33 46,604 Forest 2,785 66.90 1,371 32.93 7 0.17 1,414 33.97 4,163 Grant 11,397 56.68 8,671 43.12 41 0.20 2,726 13.56 20,109 Green 8,350 47.77 9,097 52.04 33 0.19 -747 -4.27 17,480 Green Lake 6,061 69.73 2,626 30.21 5 0.06 3,435 39.52 8,692 Iowa 5,082 43.73 6,514 56.05 25 0.22 -1,432 -12.32 11,621 Iron 2,064 63.22 1,197 36.66 4 0.12 867 26.55 3,265 Jackson 4,700 58.84 3,288 41.16 0 0.00 1,412 17.68 7,988 Jefferson 22,402 58.03 16,141 41.81 64 0.17 6,261 16.22 38,607 Juneau 6,944 64.62 3,782 35.19 20 0.19 3,162 29.42 10,746 Kenosha 34,393 52.17 31,371 47.59 159 0.24 3,022 4.58 65,923 Kewaunee 6,627 66.80 3,273 32.99 20 0.20 3,354 33.81 9,920 La Crosse 24,413 44.21 30,695 55.58 115 0.21 -6,282 -11.38 55,223 Lafayette 3,779 57.55 2,787 42.45 0 0.00 992 15.11 6,566 Langlade 6,190 68.72 2,818 31.28 0 0.00 3,372 37.43 9,008 Lincoln 8,541 63.31 4,920 36.47 29 0.22 3,621 26.84 13,490 Manitowoc 22,561 62.81 13,288 37.00 69 0.19 9,273 25.82 35,918 Marathon 37,527 60.98 23,912 38.85 103 0.17 13,615 22.12 61,542 Marinette 12,677 68.39 5,816 31.38 42 0.23 6,861 37.02 18,535 Marquette 4,753 64.64 2,589 35.21 11 0.15 2,164 29.43 7,353 Menominee 264 21.53 962 78.47 0 0.00 -698 -56.93 1,226 Milwaukee 103,666 29.78 243,638 70.00 755 0.22 -139,972 -40.22 348,059 Monroe 10,801 62.39 6,461 37.32 49 0.28 4,340 25.07 17,311 Oconto 13,961 71.47 5,527 28.29 47 0.24 8,434 43.17 19,535 Oneida 11,866 58.78 8,279 41.01 41 0.20 3,587 17.77 20,186 Outagamie 47,805 55.76 37,922 44.24 0 0.00 9,883 11.53 85,727 Ozaukee 30,209 57.77 21,954 41.98 130 0.25 8,255 15.79 52,293 Pepin 2,122 64.30 1,177 35.67 1 0.03 945 28.64 3,300 Pierce 10,313 57.18 7,709 42.74 15 0.08 2,604 14.44 18,037 Polk 13,132 64.22 7,313 35.77 2 0.01 5,819 28.46 20,447 Portage 16,339 48.66 17,186 51.19 50 0.15 -847 -2.52 33,575 Price 4,584 65.05 2,459 34.89 4 0.06 2,125 30.15 7,047 Racine 44,221 54.13 37,252 45.60 218 0.27 6,969 8.53 81,691 Richland 3,827 54.58 3,173 45.25 12 0.17 654 9.33 7,012 Rock 28,758 44.28 36,024 55.47 160 0.25 -7,266 -11.19 64,942 Rusk 4,326 67.76 2,056 32.21 2 0.03 2,270 35.56 6,384 Sauk 14,289 49.43 14,618 50.57 0 0.00 -329 -1.14 28,907 Sawyer 4,949 57.82 3,597 42.03 13 0.15 1,352 15.80 8,559 Shawano 12,415 69.31 5,495 30.68 2 0.01 6,920 38.63 17,912 Sheboygan 32,058 59.88 21,350 39.88 129 0.24 10,708 20.00 53,537 St. Croix 26,143 59.39 17,827 40.50 52 0.12 8,316 18.89 44,022 Taylor 6,527 75.40 2,130 24.60 0 0.00 4,397 50.79 8,657 Trempealeau 7,322 59.75 4,920 40.15 13 0.11 2,402 19.60 12,255 Vernon 6,950 52.76 6,206 47.11 18 0.14 744 5.65 13,174 Vilas 8,350 63.37 4,803 36.45 24 0.18 3,547 26.92 13,177 Walworth 27,995 60.95 17,824 38.81 112 0.24 10,171 22.14 45,931 Washburn 5,277 63.16 3,074 36.79 4 0.05 2,203 26.37 8,355 Washington 52,401 70.84 21,566 29.16 0 0.00 30,835 41.69 73,967 Waukesha 140,156 62.55 83,408 37.22 509 0.23 56,748 25.33 224,073 Waupaca 15,525 66.86 7,653 32.96 42 0.18 7,872 33.90 23,220 Waushara 7,765 68.50 3,567 31.47 3 0.03 4,198 37.04 11,335 Winnebago 39,372 52.91 34,860 46.84 185 0.25 4,512 6.06 74,417 Wood 20,004 60.63 12,925 39.17 64 0.19 7,079 21.46 32,993 Totals 1,337,185 50.41 1,310,467 49.41 4,825 0.18 26,718 1.01 2,652,477 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia (largest municipality: Portage) Crawford (largest municipality: Prairie du Chien) Lafayette (largest municipality: Darlington) Richland (largest municipality: Richland Center) Vernon (largest municipality: Viroqua)

By congressional district

Johnson won 6 of 8 congressional districts. ^[229]

District	Johnson	Barnes	Representative
1st	52%	48%	Bryan Steil
2nd	28%	72%	Mark Pocan
3rd	53%	47%	Ron Kind (117th Congress)
			Derrick Van Orden (118th Congress)
4th	23%	77%	Gwen Moore
5th	63%	37%	Scott L. Fitzgerald
6th	59%	41%	Glenn Grothman
7th	61%	39%	Tom Tiffany
8th	59%	41%	Mike Gallagher

See also

• 2022 United States Senate elections
• 2022 Wisconsin elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Lee, Olikara, and Williams with 0%
3. Peckarsky with 1%; Lewis, Murphy, and Olikara with 0%
4. Lewis and Peckarsky with 1%; Murphy and Williams with 0%
5. Lewis and Murphy with 2%; Battino with 1%; Pecarsky and Williams with 0%
6. "A different candidate" with 3%; Battino and Murphy with 1%; Olikara with 0%
7. Battino, Lewis, and Olikara with 1%
8. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
9. "Refused" with 3%; "Neither" with 2%
10. "Refused" with 1%
11. "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
12. "Other" with 2%; "Wouldn't vote" with 1%
13. "Someone else" with 2%
14. "Someone else" with 3%
15. "Neither" with 4%; "Other" with 1%
16. "Neither" with 1%
17. "Neither" with 4%; "Refused" with 1%
18. "Neither" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
19. "Wouldn't vote" with 2%; "Other" with 1%

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for Barnes's campaign
2. This poll was sponsored by 314 Action Fund.
3. Poll conducted for Lasry's campaign
4. Poll conducted for Way to Lead
5. This poll was sponsored by the NRSC.
6. This poll was sponsored by Nelson's campaign.

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• Mandela Barnes (D) for Senate
• Ron Johnson (R) for Senate