2010 Wisconsin elections

The 2010 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 2, 2010. All of Wisconsin's executive and administrative officers 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 2010 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held September 14, 2010.

The Republicans swept all of the fall elections for statewide officials, except Secretary of State, winning the open seat for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, defeating an incumbent Democratic State Treasurer, and reelecting the incumbent Republican attorney general. They also won control of both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, and defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and U.S. Representative Steve Kagen, and won the open U.S. House seat previously held by Democrat Dave Obey.[1][2][3]

The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Election was held April 6, 2010. This election featured a contested election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals and several other nonpartisan local and judicial races.[4] The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held on February 16, 2010.

Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Russ Feingold was challenged by Republican businessman Ron Johnson and Rob Taylor of the Constitution Party. Johnson defeated Feingold in the general election with 51.86% of the vote to Feingold's 47.02% and Taylor's 1.08%.[5]

United States Senate Election in Wisconsin, 2010[1]: 2 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Ron Johnson 1,125,999 51.86% +7.75%
Democratic Russ Feingold (incumbent) 1,020,958 47.02% -8.33%
Constitution Rob Taylor 23,473 1.08%
Write-in 901 0.04% +0.01%
Plurality 105,041 4.84% -6.40%
Turnout 2,171,331 100.0% -26.39%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 16.08%

United States House

All 8 of Wisconsin's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party gained 2 seats, taking a 5-3 majority in the Wisconsin House delegation.[5][6]

District CPVI Incumbent Candidates
(check mark indicates winner)		 Result
Representative First Elected Incumbent Status
Wisconsin 1 R+2 Paul Ryan 1998 Running
  • Green tickY Paul Ryan (Rep) 68.11%
  • John Heckenlively (Dem) 30.10%
  • Joseph Kexel (Lib) 1.64%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 D+15 Tammy Baldwin 1998 Running
  • Green tickY Tammy Baldwin (Dem) 61.77%
  • Chad Lee (Rep) 38.16%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 D+4 Ron Kind 1996 Running
  • Green tickY Ron Kind (Dem) 50.28%
  • Dan Kapanke (Rep) 46.49%
  • Michael Krsiean (Ind) 3.18%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 D+22 Gwen Moore 2004 Running
  • Green tickY Gwen Moore (Dem) 68.98%
  • Dan Sebring (Rep) 29.57%
  • Eddie Ahmad Ayyash (Ind) 1.35%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 R+12 Jim Sensenbrenner 1978 Running
  • Green tickY Jim Sensenbrenner (Rep) 69.32%
  • Todd P. Kolosso (Dem) 27.36%
  • Robert R. Raymond (Ind) 3.26%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 R+4 Tom Petri 1979 Running
  • Green tickY Tom Petri (Rep) 70.66%
  • Joseph P. Kallas (Dem) 29.27%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 7 D+4 Dave Obey 1969 Not Running
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 8 R+2 Steve Kagen 2006 Running
Incumbent lost reelection.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

State

Executive

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Governor Jim Doyle and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton did not run for reelection. Democrat Tom Barrett and Republican Scott Walker, along with several third-party candidates, contested the seat. Walker defeated Barrett in the general election with 52.25% of the vote to Barrett's 46.48%.[5]

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2010[1]: 1 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Scott Walker /
Rebecca Kleefisch 		1,128,941 52.25% +6.94%
Democratic Tom Barrett /
Tom Nelson		 1,004,303 46.48% -6.22%
Independent Jim Langer /
(no Lieutenant Governor candidate)		 10,608 0.49%
Independent James James /
(no Lieutenant Governor candidate)		 8,273 0.38%
Libertarian (no Governor candidate) /
Terry Virgil		 6,790 0.31%
Write-in 1,915 0.09% -0.02%
Plurality 124,638 5.77% -1.62%
Turnout 2,160,830 100.0% -3.71%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 13.16%

Administrative

Attorney general

2010 Wisconsin Attorney General election
 
Nominee J.B. Van Hollen Scott Hassett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,220,791 890,080
Percentage 57.8% 42.1%
County results
Van Hollen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hassett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

J.B. Van Hollen
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

J.B. Van Hollen
Republican

Incumbent Republican J.B. Van Hollen defeated Democrat Scott Hassett in the race for Wisconsin Attorney General, winning 57.79% of the vote to Hassett's 42.13%.[5]

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 2010[1]: 1 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican J. B. Van Hollen (incumbent) 1,220,791 57.79% +7.64%
Democratic Scott Hassett 890,080 42.13% -7.60%
Write-in 1,614 0.08% -0.04%
Plurality 330,711 15.66% +15.24%
Turnout 2,112,485 100.0% -0.56%
Republican hold

Secretary of state

2010 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election
 
Candidate Doug La Follette David D. King
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,074,118 1,005,217
Percentage 51.6% 48.3%
County results
La Follette:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
King:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Secretary of State before election

Doug La Follette
Democratic

 Elected Secretary of State

Doug La Follette
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette defeated Republican David King in the race for Wisconsin Secretary of State, winning 51.61% to King's 48.3%.[5]

Wisconsin Secretary of State Election, 2010[1]: 2 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Democratic Doug La Follette (incumbent) 1,074,118 51.61% -6.46%
Republican David D. King 1,005,217 48.30% +9.25%
Write-in 1,863 0.09% +0.02%
Plurality 68,901 3.31% -15.71%
Turnout 2,081,198 100.0% +2.01%
Democratic hold

Treasurer

2010 Wisconsin State Treasurer election
 
Nominee Kurt W. Schuller Dawn Marie Sass
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,101,320 958,468
Percentage 53.4% 46.5%
Schuller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Sass:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Treasurer before election

Dawn Marie Sass
Democratic

 Elected Treasurer

Kurt W. Schuller
Republican

Republican challenger Kurt W. Schuller defeated incumbent Democrat Dawn Marie Sass in the race for Wisconsin Treasurer, winning 53.39% of the vote to Sass's 46.47%.[5]

Wisconsin State Treasurer Election, 2010[1]: 2 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Kurt W. Schuller 1,101,320 53.39% +6.50%
Democratic Dawn Marie Sass (incumbent) 958,468 46.47% -0.88%
Write-in 2,873 0.14% +0.06%
Plurality 142,852 6.93% +6.47%
Turnout 2,081,198 100.0% +0.53%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 7.38%

Legislature

State senate

The 17 odd-numbered seats of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2010.[5] The Republican Party won control of the State Senate.[3]

Summary
Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
Total after last election (2008) 18 15 33 0
Total before this election 18 15 33 0
Up for election 10 7 17 0
This election 6 11 17 0
Total after this election 14 19 33 0
Change in total Decrease 4 Increase 4 Steady Steady
Candidates
District Incumbent Elected[1] Defeated candidates Result
Senator 2006 Vote%[7] Status Candidate Vote%
01 Alan Lasee 55.12% Not running Frank Lasee 60.04% Monk Elmer (Dem) 39.83% Party hold.
03 Tim Carpenter 98.51% Running Tim Carpenter 61.09% Annette Miller Krznarich (Rep) 38.63% Party hold.
05 Jim Sullivan 51.68% Running Leah Vukmir 52.15% Jim Sullivan (Dem) 47.69% Republican gain.
07 Jeffrey Plale 62.61% Not running Chris Larson 57.11% Jess Ripp (Rep) 42.68% Party hold.
09 Joe Leibham 59.36% Running Joe Leibham 73.11% Jason B. Borden (Dem) 26.86% Party hold.
11 Neal Kedzie 67.40% Running Neal Kedzie 75.37% L.D. Rockwell (Dem) 24.55% Party hold.
13 Scott L. Fitzgerald 96.87% Running Scott L. Fitzgerald 67.61% Dwayne Block (Dem) 29.20%
Vittorio Spadaro (Ind) 3.14%		 Party hold.
15 Judy Robson 68.18% Not running Tim Cullen 58.98% Rick Richard (Rep) 40.99% Party hold.
17 Dale Schultz 54.19% Running Dale Schultz 62.56% Carol Beals (Dem) 37.38% Party hold.
19 Michael G. Ellis 98.66% Running Michael G. Ellis 99.04% Party hold.
21 John Lehman 53.03% Running Van H. Wanggaard 52.52% John Lehman (Dem) 47.43% Republican gain.
23 Pat Kreitlow 50.84% Running Terry Moulton 54.20% Pat Kreitlow (Dem) 45.73% Republican gain.
25 Bob Jauch 62.24% Running Bob Jauch 51.27% Dane Deutsch (Rep) 48.69% Party hold.
27 Jon Erpenbach 99.32% Running Jon Erpenbach 61.84% Kurt Schlicht (Rep) 38.13% Party hold.
29 Russ Decker 67.68% Running Pam Galloway 52.26%* Russ Decker (Dem) 47.62% Republican gain.
31 Kathleen Vinehout 51.58% Running Kathleen Vinehout 50.27% Ed Thompson (Rep) 49.61% Party hold.
33 Theodore Kanavas 67.29% Not running Rich Zipperer 99.50% Party hold.

State Assembly

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin Assembly were up for election in 2010.[5] The Republican Party won control of the Assembly.[3]

Summary
Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Ind. Republican
Total after last election (2008) 52 1 46 99 0
Total before this election 50 2 45 97 2
This election 38 1 60 99 0
Total after this election 38 1 57 96 3
Change in total Decrease 12 Decrease 1 Increase 12 Steady Increase 1

Judiciary

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2010, two of those seats were contested.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II Election, 2010[4]: 1 
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election, April 6, 2010
Nonpartisan Paul F. Reilly 85,392 52.75%
Nonpartisan Linda M. Van De Water 76,214 47.08%
Scattering 268 0.17%
Plurality 9,178 5.67%
Total votes 161,874 100.0%
Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV Election, 2010[4]: 1 
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election, April 6, 2010
Nonpartisan Brian Blanchard 104,918 62.65%
Nonpartisan Edward E. Leineweber 62,135 37.10%
Scattering 418 0.25%
Plurality 42,783 25.55%
Total votes 167,471 100.0%

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Canvass Results for 2010 General Election - 11/2/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
    2. ↑ "Wisconsin: GOP Wins Senate, House, Gov. Seats, Ousting Feingold". USA Today (from the Associated Press). November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 Stein, Jason; Johnson, Annysa (November 3, 2010). "Republicans Take Over State Senate, Assembly". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
    4. 1 2 3 Results of Spring General Election - 04/06/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. April 23, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2010 Fall General Election" (PDF). State of Wisconsin. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
    6. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. June 3, 2011. p. 55. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
    7. ↑ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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