Tommy George Thompson is an American politician from Juneau County,Wisconsin. He served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. Before that,he was the 42nd governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and Republican floor leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1981–1987). Thompson is the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history,holding office from January 1987 until February 2001,and is the only person to be elected to the office four times.
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party,she has also served as the Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and is the dean of the United States congressional delegation from Wisconsin.
The 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3,1998,with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections. This was seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party. While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election,Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains did not materialize. The Republicans picked open seats up in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun,but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D'Amato and Lauch Faircloth. The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55–45 in favor of the Republicans.
The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 5,the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year. The Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate. This saw Republicans win a Senate seat in Florida for the first time since Reconstruction.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin is a conservative political party in Wisconsin and is the Wisconsin affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The state party chair is Brian Schimming. The state party is divided into 72 county parties for each of the state's counties,as well as organizations for the state's eight congressional districts. It currently controls the majority of Wisconsin's U.S. House seats,one of its U.S. Senate seats,and has majorites in both houses of the state legislature.
The 2008 congressional elections in Pennsylvania was held on November 4,2008,to determine who will represent the state of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Pennsylvania has 19 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican,he represents Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs,such as Waukesha,West Bend,Brookfield,and Mequon. He represented the 13th district in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1995 to 2021.
James C. Holperin is a retired American politician from Vilas County,Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate (2009–2012) and State Assembly (1983–1994),representing northern Wisconsin. He also served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism from during the first term of Governor Jim Doyle. He is the only state legislator in history to face recall twice,surviving both.
The 2010 congressional elections in Virginia were held November 2,2010,to determine who will represent the state of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
The 1878–79 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1878 and 1879,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 6,2012,alongside a U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herb Kohl retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. This was the first open Senate seat in Wisconsin since 1988,when Kohl won his first term.
The 1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 8,1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator William Proxmire decided to retire,instead of running for re-election to a sixth full term. Democrat Herb Kohl won the open seat.
The 2018 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6,2018. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate,and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2018 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held August 14,2018. There were also special elections held during 2018 for three State Assembly seats and two state senate seats.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Wisconsin,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The Wisconsin Partisan Primary was held on August 14,2018,with the governor,U.S. Senator,U.S. Representative,odd-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats,and all Wisconsin Assembly seats on the ballot.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 3,2020,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Wisconsin,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on August 11,2020.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin won re-election to a third term,narrowly defeating Republican nominee Eric Hovde. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump carried the state on the same ballot. This was the first time that Wisconsin voted for candidates of different political parties for U.S. senator and president since Democrat Gaylord Nelson was reelected as Republican Richard Nixon carried the state in 1968. The closest of Baldwin's three Senate victories,the race held similarities to Ron Johnson's narrow win in 2022,down to the percentage and raw vote margin by which the incumbents won.
Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also,Price Daniel (D-TX) left the Senate to become governor of Texas,and Democrat Ralph Yarborough won a special election for that Senate seat. The Democrats thus made a net gain of one seat. However,Congress was out of session at the time of the Democratic gain in Wisconsin,and the Republicans gained a Democratic-held seat only weeks after the next session started,when Republican John D. Hoblitzell Jr. was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Matthew M. Neely (D-WV).
A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the 116th United States Congress. Sean Duffy,the incumbent representative,announced his resignation effective September 23,2019,as his wife was about to give birth to a child with a heart condition. Governor Tony Evers chose January 27,2020,as the date for the special election,with the primaries scheduled for December 30,2019. However,the Department of Justice said that this schedule would be in violation of federal law,since it would provide insufficient time for overseas and military voters to receive ballots. Evers then rescheduled the primaries for February 18,2020,and the general election for May 12,2020.
The 2022 Wisconsin fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 8,2022. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election,as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,and Wisconsin's eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The fall election also filled the seventeen odd-numbered seats in the Wisconsin Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 106th Wisconsin Legislature. The 2022 Wisconsin fall primary was held on August 9,2022.
The 2000 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 7,2000. One of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats was up for election,as well as Wisconsin's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives,the sixteen even-numbered seats in the Wisconsin State Senate,and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose eleven electors to represent them in the Electoral College,which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2000 Fall Partisan Primary was held on September 12,2000.
