The 2022 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. 17 of the 33 seats in the

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were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This was the first election to take place after

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following the 2020 United States census. This was the only election to take place under the redistricting plan set out in 2022. Before the election, 21 Senate seats were held by Republicans, and 12 seats were held by Democrats. 11 Republican seats and six Democratic seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2022. Republicans flipped one Democratic-held Senate seat and achieved a two-thirds

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, entering the

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with 22 of 33 State Senate seats.

Results summary

Source: https://elections.wi.gov/elections/election-results#accordion-5601

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # #

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

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(R–

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), representing District 23 since

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, announced in January 2022 that she would not seek reelection. Bernier had made news in 2021 by opposing her party's attempts to undermine the validity of the

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. Prominent Republicans loyal to

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had called for her to resign or be defeated. * Janet Bewley (D–

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), representing District 25 since

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, announced on February 6, 2022, that she would not seek reelection. *

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(D–

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), representing District 27 since

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, announced on December 9, 2021, that he would not seek reelection. *

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(R– Brookfield), representing District 5 since 2019, announced in April 2022 that he would not run for a second term. *

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(R–

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), representing District 29 since

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, announced on March 10, 2022, that he would not seek reelection. *

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(D–

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), representing District 15 since

, announced on March 9, 2022, that she would not seek reelection.

Seeking other office

* Roger Roth (R–

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), who represented District 19 since

, ran instead for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.

Candidates and results

Predictions

References

External links

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