2010 Wisconsin elections

The Wisconsin spring nonpartisan primary election was held February 16, 2010. The Wisconsin spring nonpartisan general election was held April 6, 2010. Voters statewide cast ballots for Wisconsin Court of Appeals and Wisconsin Circuit Court judges.[1]

The Wisconsin fall partisan election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.[2] Voters cast ballots for U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, half of the state's Senate seats and all of the state's Assembly seats.[3] In addition, numerous elections were held on the local level.

The 2010 elections in Wisconsin mainly saw large gains for the Republican Party, with Scott Walker being elected Wisconsin governor, Ron Johnson winning the contested U.S. Senate seat, and with the GOP gaining majorities in the state's U.S. House delegation, State Assembly, and State Senate.[4][5]

Spring nonpartisan election

Incumbent Joan F. Kessler was elected to the Court of Appeals for District 1 with 98% of the vote. Paul F. Reilly was elected to the Court of Appeals for District 2 with 53% of the vote over Linda M. Van De Water, after incumbent Harry G. Snyder did not run for re-election. In the Court of Appeals for District 4, Brian Blanchard was elected with 63% of the vote over Edward E. Leineweber after incumbent Charles P. Dykman decided not to run again.[6]

Federal

United States Senate

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%.[7]

United States House

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.[7][8]

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Governor Jim Doyle did not run for re-election. 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%.[7]

Attorney General

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%.[7]

Secretary of State

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%.[7]

Treasurer

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%.[7]

State Senate

The 17 odd-numbered seats of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2010.[7] The Republican Party won control of the State Senate.[5]

Wisconsin Senate Elections[9]
District	Incumbent 2006 Vote[10]	2006 Status	Democratic	Republican	Libertarian	Independent	Winner 2010 Vote[11]
SD-1	Alan Lasee 55.12%	Re-election	Monk Elmer	Frank Lasee			Frank Lasee 60.04%*
SD-3	Tim Carpenter 98.51%	Re-election	Tim Carpenter	Annette Miller Krznarich			Tim Carpenter 61.09%*
SD-5	Jim Sullivan 51.68%	Re-election	Jim Sullivan	Leah Vukmir			Leah Vukmir 52.15%*
SD-7	Jeffrey Plale 62.61%	Open	Chris Larson	Jess Ripp			Chris Larson 57.11%*
SD-9	Joe Leibham 59.36%	Re-election	Jason B. Borden	Joe Leibham			Joe Leibham 73.11%*
SD-11	Neal Kedzie 67.4%	Re-election	L.D. Rockwell	Neal Kedzie			Neal Kedzie 75.37%*
SD-13	Scott L. Fitzgerald 96.87%	Re-election	Dwayne Block	Luther Olsen		Vittorio Spadaro	Scott L. Fitzgerald 67.61%*
SD-15	Judy Robson 68.18%	Open	Tim Cullen	Rick Richard			Tim Cullen 58.98%*
SD-17	Dale Schultz 54.19%	Re-election	Carol Beals	Dale Schultz			Dale Schultz 62.56%*
SD-19	Michael Ellis 98.66%	Re-election		Michael Ellis			Michael Ellis 99.04%*
SD-21	John Lehman 53.03%	Re-election	John Lehman	Van H. Wanggaard			Van H. Wanggaard 52.52%*
SD-23	Pat Kreitlow 50.84%	Re-election	Pat Kreitlow	Terry Moulton			Terry Moulton 54.2%*
SD-25	Bob Jauch 62.24%	Re-election	Bob Jauch	Dane Deutsch			Bob Jauch 100%*
SD-27	Jon Erpenbach 99.32%	Re-election	Jon Erpenbach	Kurt Schlicht			Jon Erpenbach 61.84%*
SD-29	Russ Decker 67.68%	Re-election	Russ Decker	Pam Galloway			Pam Galloway 52.26%*
SD-31	Kathleen Vinehout 51.58%	Re-election	Kathleen Vinehout	Ed Thompson			Kathleen Vinehout 50.27%*
SD-33	Ted Kanavas 67.29%	Open		Rich Zipperer			Rich Zipperer 99.51%*

State Assembly

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin Assembly were up for election in 2010.[7] The Republican Party won control of the Assembly.[5]

References

1. "elections.state.wi.us". Retrieved 2010-02-24.
2. "2010 Fall Partisan Primary Results". elections.wi.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
3. Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, Sections 4 and 5.
4. "Wisconsin: GOP Wins Senate, House, Gov. Seats, Ousting Feingold". USA Today (from the Associated Press). November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
5. Stein, Jason; Johnson, Annysa (November 3, 2010). "Republicans Take Over State Senate, Assembly". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
7. "2010 Fall General Election" (PDF). State of Wisconsin. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
8. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. June 3, 2011. p. 55. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
9. [] - Candidate Registration
10. Wisconsin State Elections Board- Results of Fall 2006 General Election Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
11. [] - Results of Fall 2010 General Election

External links

• Elections & Election Results by the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
• Wisconsin Congressional Races in 2010 for campaign finance data for federal races from OpenSecrets.org
• Wisconsin--State Races in 2010 campaign finance data for state races from Follow the Money