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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.

2010 Wisconsin elections
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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

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United States Senate

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Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
See also: 2010 United States Senate elections

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

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections

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
  •  Y 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
  •  Y Tammy Baldwin (Dem) 61.77%
  • Chad Lee (Rep) 38.16%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 D+4 Ron Kind 1996 Running
  •  Y 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
  •  Y 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
  •  Y 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
  •  Y 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

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Executive

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Governor and lieutenant governor

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Main article: 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
See also: 2010 United States gubernatorial elections

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

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Attorney general

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2010 Wisconsin Attorney General election
 
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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

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2010 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election
 
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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

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2010 Wisconsin State Treasurer election
 
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Nominee Kurt W. Schuller Dawn Marie Sass
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,101,320 958,468
Percentage 53.4% 46.5%
 
County results
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

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State senate

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Main article: 2010 Wisconsin Senate election

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
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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   4   4    
Candidates
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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

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Main article: 2010 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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

Summary
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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   12   1   12     1

Judiciary

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State Court of Appeals

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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%

State Circuit Courts

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Forty four of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2010. Nine of those seats were contested, only two incumbent judges faced a contested election and one was defeated.[4]

Circuit Branch Incumbent Elected Defeated Defeated in Primary
Name Votes % Name Votes % Name(s)
Barron James C. Babler James C. Babler 4,541 99.74% --Unopposed--
Brown 3 Sue E. Bischel Sue E. Bischel 22,645 99.24%
Calumet Donald A. Poppy Donald A. Poppy 3,207 99.32%
Crawford --Vacant-- James P. Czajkowski 2,714 99.16%
Dane 4 Amy R. Smith Amy R. Smith 37,951 99.41%
5 Nicholas J. McNamara Nicholas J. McNamara 37,667 99.60%
14 C. William Foust C. William Foust 39,251 99.69%
15 Stephen Ehlke Stephen Ehlke 37,928 99.67%
16 Sarah B. O'Brien Sarah B. O'Brien 38,760 99.68%
17 Peter C. Anderson Peter C. Anderson 37,413 99.69%
Dunn 1 Bill Stewart Bill Stewart 4,320 99.47%
Fond du Lac 2 Peter L. Grimm Peter L. Grimm 8,867 99.48%
4 Steven W. Weinke Gary R. Sharpe 6,006 56.28% Scot T. Mortier 4,658 43.65%
Iowa William Dyke William Dyke 2,517 61.15% Rhonda R. Hazen 1,597 38.80%
Juneau 1 John Pier Roemer John Pier Roemer 1,916 99.58% --Unopposed--
Kewaunee Dennis J. Mleziva Dennis J. Mleziva 1,600 99.13%
Lincoln 1 Jay R. Tlusty Jay R. Tlusty 3,024 98.73%
Manitowoc 1 Patrick L. Willis Patrick L. Willis 11,404 99.76%
Marathon 2 Gregory Huber Gregory Huber 8,906 99.21%
Milwaukee 5 Mary M. Kuhnmuench Mary M. Kuhnmuench 21,741 98.76%
14 Christopher R. Foley Christopher R. Foley 22,839 98.97%
24 Charles F. Kahn Jr. Charles F. Kahn Jr. 21,561 98.80%
25 Stephanie G. Rothstein Stephanie G. Rothstein 21,486 98.90%
34 Glenn H. Yamahiro Glenn H. Yamahiro 21,360 98.85%
37 Karen E. Christenson Karen E. Christenson 21,745 98.96%
44 Daniel L. Konkol Daniel L. Konkol 21,801 98.94%
45 Thomas P. Donegan Thomas P. Donegan 21,961 98.94%
Monroe 2 Michael J. McAlpine Mark L. Goodman 4,055 61.83% Kerry Sullivan-Flock 2,491 37.98%
3 --New Seat-- J. David Rice 5,602 98.75% --Unopposed--
Oconto 2 Richard D. Delforge Jay N. Conley 2,931 56.41% Edward Burke 2,246 43.23%
Pierce Robert W. Wing Joe Boles 4,343 54.02% Robert L. Loberg 3,694 45.95%
Racine 2 Stephen A. Simanek Eugene Gasiorkiewicz 10,549 54.08% Georgia Herrera 8,949 45.88%
4 John S. Jude John S. Jude 13,398 99.35% --Unopposed--
Rock 2 Alan Bates Alan Bates 9,453 99.24%
Rusk Frederick A. Henderson Steven P. Anderson 1,700 96.87%
Sauk 2 James Evenson James Evenson 8,702 99.60%
Vilas Neal A. Nielsen III Neal A. Nielsen III 1,272 98.15%
Walworth 2 James L. Carlson James L. Carlson 9,781 98.95%
4 Michael S. Gibbs David M. Reddy 7,298 61.02% David A. Danz 4,623 38.65%
Waukesha 2 Richard A. Congdon Mark Gundrum 41,561 76.76% Richard A. Congdon 12,560 23.20%
Waupaca 2 John P. Hoffmann John P. Hoffmann 3,086 99.42% --Unopposed--
Winnebago 3 Barbara Hart Key Barbara Hart Key 15,427 99.28%
5 William H. Carver John Jorgensen 10,525 54.58% Edmund J. Jelinski 8,724 45.24%
Wood 2 James Mason James Mason 6,366 99.52% --Unopposed--

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Canvass Results for 2010 General Election - 11/2/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin: GOP Wins Senate, House, Gov. Seats, Ousting Feingold". USA Today (from the Associated Press). November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Stein, Jason; Johnson, Annysa (November 3, 2010). "Republicans Take Over State Senate, Assembly". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Results of Spring General Election - 04/06/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. April 23, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "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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