2018 Wisconsin Senate election
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November 6, 2018
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File:Wisconsin State Senate 2018.svg Results of the elections: Republican hold Republican gain Democratic hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the Fall general election in Wisconsin. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. Before the election, Republicans held 18 seats and Democrats held 15 seats. Of the seats up for election, 10 were held by Republicans and seven were held by Democrats. The primary election was held on August 14, 2018.
Republicans maintained control of the Senate, flipping one Democratic-held seat to enter the 104th Wisconsin Legislature with 19 of 33 Senate seats.[1]
Results summary
[edit | edit source]Statewide results of the 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election:[2]
| Seats | Party (majority caucus shading)
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Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| Last election (2016) | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Total after last election (2016) | 13 | 20 | 33 | |
| Total before this election | 15 | 18 | 33 | |
| Up for election | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vacated | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unopposed | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| This election | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Change from last election | Decrease 1 | Increase 1 | ||
| Total after this election | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
| Change in total | Decrease 1 | Increase 1 | ||
| Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
| Republican Party | 15 | 675,016 | 52.31% | 11 | Increase 1 | 64.71% | |
| Democratic Party | 15 | 605,142 | 46.90% | 6 | Decrease 1 | 35.29% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1,776 | 0.14% | 0 | Steady | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | 2 | 57 | 0.00% | 0 | Steady | 0.00% | |
| Scattering | 8,346 | 0.65% | 0 | Steady | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 33 | 1,290,337 | 100.00% | 17 | Steady | 100.00% | |
Close races
[edit | edit source]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 25, 2.14%
- State Senate district 5, 2.4%
- State Senate district 31, 5.66%
- State Senate district 19, 6.5%
- State Senate district 17, 8.24%
- State Senate district 1, 9.08% (gain)
Special elections
[edit | edit source]Two special elections were held during 2018 for vacancies in the state Senate. Democrats won both special elections, for a net gain of two seats.
| Dist. | Previous incumbent | This election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected |
Candidate(s) | Result | |
| 01 | Frank Lasee | Rep. | 2010 |
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Incumbent resigned on Dec. 29, 2017. New member elected Jun. 12, 2018. Democratic gain.[3] |
| 10 | Sheila Harsdorf | Rep. | 2000 |
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Incumbent resigned on Nov. 10, 2017. New member elected Jan. 16, 2018. Democratic gain.[4] |
Outgoing incumbents
[edit | edit source]Retiring
[edit | edit source]- Terry Moulton (R–Chippewa Falls), representing District 23 since 2010, did not run for re-election.
Seeking other office
[edit | edit source]- Kathleen Vinehout (D–Alma), representing District 31 since 2006, ran for governor of Wisconsin, but lost in the primary.
- Leah Vukmir (R–Brookfield), representing District 5 since 2010, ran for United States Senate, but lost the general election.
Predictions
[edit | edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[5] | Tossup | October 8, 2018 |
Candidates and results
[edit | edit source]Results of the 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election by district:[2]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result[a] | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | ||
| District 1 | 39,414 | 45.42% | 47,289 | 54.50% | 65 | 0.07% | 86,768 | Republican gain |
| District 3 | 36,875 | 97.40% | - | - | 985 | 2.60% | 37,860 | Democratic hold |
| District 5 | 45,591 | 48.75% | 47,836 | 51.15% | 102 | 0.11% | 93,529 | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 56,198 | 66.25% | 28,459 | 33.55% | 165 | 0.19% | 84,822 | Democratic hold |
| District 9 | 31,684 | 41.47% | 44,680 | 58.47% | 45 | 0.06% | 76,409 | Republican hold |
| District 11 | - | - | 59,512 | 95.89% | 2,554 | 4.11% | 62,066 | Republican hold |
| District 13 | 34,385 | 40.90% | 49,668 | 59.07% | 24 | 0.03% | 84,077 | Republican hold |
| District 15 | 54,381 | 96.53% | - | - | 1,952 | 3.47% | 56,333 | Democratic hold |
| District 17 | 31,757 | 45.86% | 37,465 | 54.10% | 26 | 0.04% | 69,248 | Republican hold |
| District 19 | 38,179 | 46.73% | 43,493 | 53.23% | 29 | 0.04% | 81,701 | Republican hold |
| District 21 | 35,111 | 41.91% | 48,603 | 58.01% | 69 | 0.08% | 83,783 | Republican hold |
| District 23 | 29,637 | 40.82% | 42,958 | 59.17% | 11 | 0.02% | 72,606 | Republican hold |
| District 25 | 39,624 | 51.06% | 37,960 | 48.92% | 20 | 0.03% | 77,604 | Democratic hold |
| District 27 | 64,606 | 66.16% | 32,993 | 33.79% | 54 | 0.06% | 97,653 | Democratic hold |
| District 29 | 27,627 | 35.73% | 49,657 | 64.22% | 41 | 0.05% | 77,325 | Republican hold |
| District 31 | 40,073 | 51.67% | 35,684 | 46.01% | 1,804 | 2.33% | 77,561 | Democratic hold |
| District 33 | - | - | 68,759 | 96.85% | 2,233 | 3.15% | 70,992 | Republican hold |
| Total | 605,142 | 46.90% | 675,016 | 52.31% | 10,179 | 0.79% | 1,290,337 | |
See also
[edit | edit source]- 2018 Wisconsin elections
- 2018 United States elections
- Wisconsin Senate
- Elections in Wisconsin
- Redistricting in Wisconsin
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Compared to the 2014 election.
References
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