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 eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2010 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held September 14, 2010.
In the November 2010 elections, Republican candidates swept every statewide race on the ballot in Wisconsin except for Secretary of State. In the process, they won the open seat for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, defeated the incumbent Democratic State Treasurer, and re-elected the incumbent Republican attorney general. They also won control of both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and U.S. Representative Steve Kagen, and won the open U.S. House seat previously held by Democrat Dave Obey.
The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Election was held on April 6, 2010. This election featured a contested election for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and several other nonpartisan local and judicial races. The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held on February 16, 2010.
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%.
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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.
District CPVI IncumbentCandidates Result Representative First Elected Incumbent StatusR+21998Running Incumbent re-elected.D+151998Running Incumbent re-elected. D+4Ron Kind1996Running Incumbent re-elected.D+22Gwen Moore2004Running Incumbent re-elected.R+121978Running Incumbent re-elected.R+4Tom Petri1979Running Incumbent re-elected.D+4Dave Obey1969Not Running Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican gain.R+2Steve Kagen2006Running Incumbent lost reelection.New member elected.Republican gain.
Governor and lieutenant governor
Incumbent Governor Jim Doyle and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton did not run for reelection. 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%.
This was the first open-seat gubernatorial election since 1982.
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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%.
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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%.
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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%.
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Legislature State senate
The 17 odd-numbered seats of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party won control of the State Senate.
Summary Seats Party (majority caucus shading) Total Vacant Democratic Republican Total after last election (2008) 18 15 33 0 Total before this election 18 15 33 0 Up for election 10 7 17 0 This election 6 11 17 0 Total after this election 14 19 33 0 Change in total 4 4
State Assembly
All 99 seats in the Wisconsin Assembly were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party won control of the Assembly.
Summary Seats Party (majority caucus shading) Total VacantDemocraticInd. Republican Total after last election (2008) 52 1 46 99 0 Total before this election 50 2 45 97 2 This election 38 1 60 99 0 Total after this election 38 1 57 96 3 Change in total 12 1 12 1
Judiciary State Court of Appeals Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2010, two of those seats were contested. In District I, Judge Joan F. Kessler was elected to her second six-year term without opposition. In District II, Wisconsin circuit court judge Paul F. Reilly narrowly defeated fellow-Waukesha County circuit judge , to succeed retiring judge Harry G. Snyder. In District IV, Dane County district attorney Brian Blanchard defeated Richland County circuit judge Edward Leineweber, to succeed retiring judge Charles P. Dykman.
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State Circuit Courts Forty four of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2010. Nine of those seats were contested, only two incumbent judges faced a contested election and one was defeated.
CircuitBranchIncumbentElectedDefeated Defeated in PrimaryNameVotes%NameVotes%Name(s) Barron James C. Babler James C. Babler 4,541 99.74% --Unopposed-- Brown 3 Sue E. Bischel Sue E. Bischel 22,645 99.24% Calumet Donald A. Poppy Donald A. Poppy 3,207 99.32% Crawford --Vacant-- James P. Czajkowski 2,714 99.16% Dane 4 Amy R. Smith Amy R. Smith 37,951 99.41% 5 Nicholas J. McNamara Nicholas J. McNamara 37,667 99.60% 14 C. William Foust C. William Foust 39,251 99.69% 15 Stephen Ehlke Stephen Ehlke 37,928 99.67% 16 Sarah B. O'Brien Sarah B. O'Brien 38,760 99.68% 17 Peter C. Anderson Peter C. Anderson 37,413 99.69% Dunn 1 Bill Stewart Bill Stewart 4,320 99.47% 2 Peter L. Grimm Peter L. Grimm 8,867 99.48% 4 Steven W. Weinke Gary R. Sharpe 6,006 56.28% Scot T. Mortier 4,658 43.65% Iowa William Dyke William Dyke 2,517 61.15% Rhonda R. Hazen 1,597 38.80% Juneau 1 John Pier Roemer John Pier Roemer 1,916 99.58% --Unopposed-- Kewaunee Dennis J. Mleziva Dennis J. Mleziva 1,600 99.13% Lincoln 1 Jay R. Tlusty Jay R. Tlusty 3,024 98.73% Manitowoc 1 Patrick L. Willis Patrick L. Willis 11,404 99.76% Marathon 2 Gregory Huber Gregory Huber 8,906 99.21%Milwaukee 5 Mary M. Kuhnmuench Mary M. Kuhnmuench 21,741 98.76% 14 Christopher R. Foley Christopher R. Foley 22,839 98.97% 24 Charles F. Kahn Jr. Charles F. Kahn Jr. 21,561 98.80% 25 Stephanie G. Rothstein Stephanie G. Rothstein 21,486 98.90% 34 Glenn H. Yamahiro Glenn H. Yamahiro 21,360 98.85% 37 Karen E. Christenson Karen E. Christenson 21,745 98.96% 44 Daniel L. Konkol Daniel L. Konkol 21,801 98.94% 45 Thomas P. Donegan Thomas P. Donegan 21,961 98.94% Monroe 2 Michael J. McAlpine Mark L. Goodman 4,055 61.83% Kerry Sullivan-Flock 2,491 37.98% 3 --New Seat-- J. David Rice 5,602 98.75% --Unopposed-- Oconto 2 Richard D. Delforge Jay N. Conley 2,931 56.41% Edward Burke 2,246 43.23% Pierce Robert W. Wing Joe Boles 4,343 54.02% Robert L. Loberg 3,694 45.95% Racine 2 Stephen A. Simanek Eugene Gasiorkiewicz 10,549 54.08% Georgia Herrera 8,949 45.88% 4 John S. Jude John S. Jude 13,398 99.35% --Unopposed-- Rock 2 Alan Bates Alan Bates 9,453 99.24% Rusk Frederick A. Henderson Steven P. Anderson 1,700 96.87% Sauk 2 James Evenson James Evenson 8,702 99.60% Vilas Neal A. Nielsen III Neal A. Nielsen III 1,272 98.15% Walworth 2 James L. Carlson James L. Carlson 9,781 98.95% 4 Michael S. Gibbs David M. Reddy 7,298 61.02% David A. Danz 4,623 38.65% Waukesha 2 Richard A. Congdon Mark Gundrum 41,561 76.76% Richard A. Congdon 12,560 23.20% Waupaca 2 John P. Hoffmann John P. Hoffmann 3,086 99.42% --Unopposed-- Winnebago 3 Barbara Hart Key Barbara Hart Key 15,427 99.28% 5 William H. Carver John Jorgensen 10,525 54.58% Edmund J. Jelinski 8,724 45.24% Wood 2 James Mason James Mason 6,366 99.52% --Unopposed--
References
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 Wisconsin--State Races in 2010 campaign finance data for state races from Follow the Money