The 2010 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those o ...
were up for election—the odd-numbered districts.
Before the election, 18 Senate seats were held by Democrats and 15 seats were held by Republicans. 10 Democratic seats and 7 Republican seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on September 14, 2010.
Republicans flipped four Democratic-held Senate seats and achieved a majority for the first time since 2004, entering the
100th Wisconsin Legislature
The One-Hundredth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2011, through January 7, 2013, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 22, 2012. The legislature also held two special sessions and ...
with 19 of 33 State Senate seats.
Summary
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Outgoing incumbents
Retired
*
Alan Lasee, (R–
De Pere), representing District 1 since 1977, announced he would not seek re-election.
*
Judy Robson (D–
Beloit), representing District 15 since
1998
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, announced she would not seek re-election.
*
Theodore Kanavas (R–
Brookfield), representing District 33 since 2001, announced he would not seek re-election.
State Sen. Kanavas will not seek re-election
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Predictions
Candidates and results
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See also
* Electoral history of the Tea Party movement
* 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 e ...
** 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
** 2010 Wisconsin State Assembly election
** 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Senator Russ Feingold lost re-election to a fourth term to Republican challenger Ron Johnson, a businessman and first-time candidate. Johnso ...
** 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
References
Wisconsin Senate elections
2010 Wisconsin elections
2010 state legislature elections in the United States