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2020 Wisconsin Senate election

The 2020 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the Fall general election in Wisconsin. 16 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the even-numbered districts. Before the election, Republicans held 18 seats, Democrats held 13, and two were vacant. Of the seats up for election, seven were held by Republicans, seven were held by Democrats, one was vacated by a Democratic resignation, and one was vacated by a Republican resignation. The primary election was held on August 11, 2020.

2020 Wisconsin Senate election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
16 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott Fitzgerald
(retired) 		Janet Bewley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 13th–Juneau 25th–Mason
Last election 11 seats, 52.31% 6 seats, 46.90%
Seats before 18 13
Seats won 10 6
Seats after 21 12
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 1,665,487 1,402,108
Percentage 53.8% 45.29%
Swing Increase1.5 pp Decrease1.6 pp
Results of the elections:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election
President before election

Roger Roth
Republican

Elected President

Chris Kapenga
Republican

Republicans maintained control of the Senate but fell one seat short of a supermajority, defeating one Democratic incumbent and winning an open seat previously held by a Democrat. After the elections, Republicans were set to enter the 105th Wisconsin Legislature with 21 of 33 seats, but one member resigned due to election to another office, leaving them with 20 seats at the start of the legislative term.

Results summary

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Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
 Total
Democratic Republican
Last election (2018) 6 11 17
Total after last election (2018) 14 19 33
Total before this election 13 18 31
Up for election 8 8 16
of which: Incumbent retiring 3 2 5
Vacated 1 1 2
Unopposed 3 2 5
This election 6 10 16
Change from last election     1   1
Total after this election 12 21 33
Change in total   2   2  

Close races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 32, 0.6%
  2. State Senate district 8, 8.54%
  3. State Senate district 30, 9.4% (gain)

Outgoing incumbents

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Retiring

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  • Dave Craig (R–Vernon), representing District 28 since 2016, announced that he would not seek reelection to a second term in order to get "a break from public life."[1]
  • Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay), representing District 30 since 2000, announced in January 2020 that he would be retiring to spend more time with his family.[2]
  • Mark F. Miller (D–Monona), representing District 16 since 2004, announced in January 2020 that he would not be running for reelection.[3]
  • Luther Olsen (R–Ripon), representing District 14 since 2004, announced in February 2020 that he would not seek reelection, stating, "there comes a time in life when it’s time to move on."[4]
  • Fred Risser (D–Madison), representing District 26 since 1962, announced in March 2020 that he would be stepping down from the Legislature. Upon his retirement, Risser was the longest-serving lawmaker in American history, having served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate for 64 years.[5]

Vacated office

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Race summary

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Status Primary candidates[8][9] General election candidates[10] Result
2 Robert Cowles Republican 1987 Running Robert Cowles (Republican)  Y Robert Cowles (Rep.) Incumbent re-elected
4 Lena Taylor Democratic 2004 Running Lena Taylor (Democratic)  Y Lena Taylor (Dem.) Incumbent re-elected
6 La Tonya Johnson Democratic 2016 Running
  • Alciro Deacon (Republican)
  • La Tonya Johnson (Democratic)
  • Cordelia Michelle Bryant (Democratic)
Incumbent re-elected
8 Alberta Darling Republican 1992 Running
  • Alberta Darling (Republican)
  • Neal Plotkin (Democratic)
Incumbent re-elected
10 Patty Schachtner Democratic 2018 (special) Running
  • Patty Schachtner (Democratic)
  • Rob Stafsholt (Republican)
  • Cherie Link (Republican)
Incumbent lost
New member elected
Republican gain
12 Tom Tiffany Republican 2012 Vacant
Incumbent vacated office to run for U.S. Representative
New member elected
Republican hold
14 Luther Olsen Republican 2004 Not running
  • Joni Anderson (Democratic)
  • Joan Ballweg (Republican)
  • Kenneth Van Dyke, Sr. (Republican)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
16 Mark F. Miller Democratic 2004 Not running
  • Scott Barker (Republican)
  • Melissa Agard (Democratic)
  • Andrew McKinney (Democratic)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
18 Dan Feyen Republican 2016 Running
  • Dan Feyen (Republican)
  • Aaron Wojciechowski (Democratic)
  •  Y Dan Feyen (Rep.) 59.13%
  • Aaron Wojciechowski (Dem.) 40.87%
 Incumbent re-elected
20 Duey Stroebel Republican 2014 Running Duey Stroebel (Republican)  Y Duey Stroebel (Rep.) Incumbent re-elected
22 Robert Wirch Democratic 1996 Running Robert Wirch (Democratic)  Y Robert Wirch (Dem.) Incumbent re-elected
24 Patrick Testin Republican 2016 Running
  • Patrick Testin (Republican)
  • Paul Piotrowski (Democratic)
Incumbent re-elected
26 Fred Risser Democratic 1962 Not running
  • Kelda Roys (Dem.)
  • Brian Benford (Dem.)
  • Amani Latimer Burris (Dem.)
  • Nada Elmikashfi (Dem.)
  • William Henry Davis III (Dem.)
  • John Imes (Dem.)
  • Aisha Moe (Dem.)
  Y Kelda Roys (Dem.) Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
28 Dave Craig Republican 2016 Not running
  • Julian Bradley (Republican)
  • Adam Murphy (Democratic)
  • Steven Gerard Bobowski (Republican)
  • Marina Croft (Republican)
  • Jim Engstrand (Republican)
  • Dan Griffin (Republican)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
30 Dave Hansen Democratic 2000 Not running
  • Jonathon Hansen (Democratic)
  • Eric Wimberger (Republican)
  • Sandra Jean Ewald (Democratic)
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican gain
32 Jennifer Shilling Democratic 2011 (recall) Vacant
Incumbent vacated office
New member elected
Democratic hold

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Likely R October 21, 2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rogan, Adam. "Conservative Sen. Dave Craig, who represents Waterford area, will not seek re-election". Journal Times. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Johnson, Shawn (January 9, 2020). "Green Bay State Sen. Dave Hansen Won't Seek Re-election". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Johnson, Shawn (January 21, 2020). "Democrat Mark Miller Won't Seek Re-Election To Wisconsin Senate". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ^ White, Laurel (February 24, 2020). "Longtime Republican State Sen. Luther Olsen Announces Retirement". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Vetterkind, Riley. "Sen. Fred Risser, longest-serving lawmaker in American history, to retire". madison.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Former Wisconsin Senate minority leader Shilling quits Legislature". Channel3000.com. May 15, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Axelrod, Tal (May 12, 2020). "Republican Tom Tiffany wins Wisconsin special election". The Hill. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Candidate Tracking by Office 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Live: Wisconsin State Primary Election Results 2020". The New York Times. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin Elections Results". elections.ap.org. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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