2018 Wisconsin State Senate election

An election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect 17 of the 33 members of Wisconsin's State Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and State Assembly. The primary election was held on August 14, 2018.

2018 Wisconsin State Senate election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
17 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Roger Roth Jennifer Shilling Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat District 19 District 32 Last election 20 13 Seats before 18 15[lower-alpha 1] Seats won 19 14 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 675,016 605,142 Percentage 52.31% 46.90% Seats up 10 7 Races won 11 6
President before election Roger Roth Republican Elected President Roger Roth Republican

Republicans maintained control of the Senate, winning 11 seats compared to 6 seats for the Democrats.[1]

Results

Statewide

Statewide results of the 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election:[2]

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican Party	15	675,016	52.31%	11	1	64.71%
	Democratic Party	15	605,142	46.90%	6	1	35.29%
	Independent	1	1,776	0.14%	0		0.00%
	Write-in	2	57	0.00%	0		0.00%
	Scattering		8,346	0.65%	0		0.00%
Total		33	1,290,337	100.00%	17		100.00%

Popular vote Republican   52.31% Democratic   46.90% Other   0.79%

House seats Republican   64.71% Democratic   35.29%

District

Results of the 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election by district:[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result[lower-alpha 2]
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	39,414	45.42%	47,289	54.50%	65	0.07%	86,768	100.00%	Republican Gain
District 3	36,875	97.40%	-	-	985	2.60%	37,860	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 5	45,591	48.75%	47,836	51.15%	102	0.11%	93,529	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 7	56,198	66.25%	28,459	33.55%	165	0.19%	84,822	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 9	31,684	41.47%	44,680	58.47%	45	0.06%	76,409	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 11	-	-	59,512	95.89%	2,554	4.11%	62,066	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 13	34,385	40.90%	49,668	59.07%	24	0.03%	84,077	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 15	54,381	96.53%	-	-	1,952	3.47%	56,333	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 17	31,757	45.86%	37,465	54.10%	26	0.04%	69,248	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 19	38,179	46.73%	43,493	53.23%	29	0.04%	81,701	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 21	35,111	41.91%	48,603	58.01%	69	0.08%	83,783	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 23	29,637	40.82%	42,958	59.17%	11	0.02%	72,606	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 25	39,624	51.06%	37,960	48.92%	20	0.03%	77,604	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 27	64,606	66.16%	32,993	33.79%	54	0.06%	97,653	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 29	27,627	35.73%	49,657	64.22%	41	0.05%	77,325	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 31	40,073	51.67%	35,684	46.01%	1,804	2.33%	77,561	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 33	-	-	68,759	96.85%	2,233	3.15%	70,992	100.00%	Republican Hold
Total	605,142	46.90%	675,016	52.31%	10,179	0.79%	1,290,337	100.00%

Notes

1. Democrats gained two seats at special elections held during 2018 - District 10 in January 2018 and District 1 in June 2018.
2. Compared to the 2014 election.

References

1. Marley, Patrick; Beck, Molly (November 7, 2018). "Despite losses in statewide races, GOP strengthens hold on Wisconsin Senate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, U.S.A. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
2. "Summary Results - 2018 General Election" (PDF). Madison, U.S.A.: Wisconsin Elections Commission. pp. 6–10. Retrieved December 3, 2018.