2022 Wisconsin Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin.

2022 Wisconsin Senate election
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17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Devin LeMahieu Janet Bewley
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 9th–Oostburg 25th–Mason
Last election 10 seats, 53.8% 6 seats, 45.3%
Seats before 21 12
Seats won 12 5
Seats after 22 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 772,131 475,900
Percentage 61.1% 37.68%
Swing Increase7.3 pp Decrease7.6 pp
Results of the elections:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election
President before election

Chris Kapenga
Republican

Elected President

Chris Kapenga
Republican

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The 2022 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This was the first election to take place after redistricting 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 6 Democratic seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2022.[1]

Republicans flipped one Democratic-held Senate seat and achieved a two-thirds supermajority, entering the 106th Wisconsin Legislature with 22 of 33 State Senate seats.

Results summary[edit]

Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
 Total
Democratic Republican
Last election (2020) 6 10 16
Total after last election (2020) 12 21 33
Total before this election 12 21 33
Up for election 6 11 17
of which: Incumbent retiring 3 4 7
Vacated
Unopposed 1 2 3
This election 5 12 17
Change from last election Decrease 1 Increase 1
Total after this election 11 22 33
Change in total Decrease 1 Increase 1

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

Close races[edit]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 31, 0.9%
  2. State Senate district 5, 6.52%
  3. State Senate district 19, 8.12%

Outgoing incumbents[edit]

Retiring[edit]

  • Kathy Bernier (R–Chippewa Falls), representing District 23 since 2018, 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 2020 United States presidential election. Prominent Republicans loyal to Donald Trump had called for her to resign or be defeated.[2]
  • Janet Bewley (D–Mason), representing District 25 since 2014, announced on February 6, 2022, that she would not seek reelection.
  • Jon Erpenbach (D–West Point), representing District 27 since 1998, announced on December 9, 2021, that he would not seek reelection.
  • Dale Kooyenga (R–Brookfield), representing District 5 since 2019, announced in April 2022 that he would not run for a second term.
  • Jerry Petrowski (R–Marathon), representing District 29 since 2012, announced on March 10, 2022, that he would not seek reelection.
  • Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville), representing District 15 since 2014, announced on March 9, 2022, that she would not seek reelection.

Seeking other office[edit]

  • Roger Roth (R–Appleton), who represented District 19 since 2014, ran instead for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.

Candidates and results[edit]

Dist. Incumbent This race[3]
Member Party First elected Status Primary General Result
01 André Jacque Republican 2018 Running
Incumbent re-elected
03 Tim Carpenter Democratic 2002 Running
Incumbent re-elected
05 Dale Kooyenga Republican 2018 Not running[4]
  • Jessica Katzenmeyer (Dem.)
  • Tom Palzewicz (Dem.)
  • Rob Hutton (Rep.)
  • Green tickY Rob Hutton (Rep.) 53.24%
  • Jessica Katzenmeyer (Dem.) 46.66%
 New member elected.
Republican hold.
07 Chris Larson Democratic 2010 Running
Incumbent re-elected
09 Devin LeMahieu Republican 2014 Running
Incumbent re-elected
11 Stephen Nass Republican 2014 Running
Incumbent re-elected
13 John Jagler Republican 2021 (special) Running
Incumbent re-elected
15 Janis Ringhand Democratic 2014 Not running[5]
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
17 Howard Marklein Republican 2014 Running
Incumbent re-elected
19 Roger Roth Republican 2014 Running for
lieutenant
governor[7]
New member elected.
Republican hold.
21 Van H. Wanggaard Republican 2014 Running
Incumbent re-elected
23 Kathy Bernier Republican 2018 Not running[8]
New member elected.
Republican hold.
25 Janet Bewley Democratic 2014 Not running[11]
New member elected.
Republican gain.
27 Jon Erpenbach Democratic 1998 Not running[13]
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
29 Jerry Petrowski Republican 2012 Not running[16]
  • Jonathan Kaiser (Rep.)
  • Brent Jacobson (Rep.)
  • Cory Tomczyk (Rep.)
  • Bob Look (Dem.)
New member elected.
Republican hold.
31 Jeff Smith Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Jeff Smith (Dem.) 50.42%
  • David Estenson (Rep.) 49.52%
 Incumbent re-elected
33 Chris Kapenga Republican 2015 Running
Incumbent re-elected

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R May 19, 2022

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wisconsin Elections Commission Calendar of Election Events: November 2021 – December 2023 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. October 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Republican critic of election probe, State Sen. Kathy Bernier, retiring from Senate". WTMJ-TV. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Candidate Tracking by Office 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. May 31, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Statement on Decision to Not Seek Re-Election" (PDF). Office of State Senator Dale Kooyenga (Press release). April 26, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022 – via Wispolitics.com.
  5. ^ "Janis Ringhand won't seek reelection to state Senate". FOX6 News Milwaukee. March 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Spreitzer campaign: Announces campaign for state Senate". WisPolitics.com. March 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Zimmerman, Jason (February 17, 2022). "Wisconsin Senator Roger Roth running for lieutenant governor". www.wsaw.com. WSAW-TV. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Bosk, Felicity (January 7, 2022). "State Sen. Kathy Bernier announces she will not seek reelection". www.wqow.com. WQOW. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Bosk, Felicity (January 21, 2022). "Altoona's Jesse James announces bid for State Senate". www.wqow.com. WQOW. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Lopez, Julia (January 8, 2022). "Brian Westrate announces candidacy for state senate". www.wqow.com. WQOW. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Kowles, Naomi (February 6, 2022). "For the Record: Sen. Janet Bewley on stepping down, future for Democrats in legislature". www.channel3000.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Former Rep. Romaine Quinn to run for state senate, District 25". www.apg-wi.com. October 12, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Longtime Democratic Wisconsin Sen. Erpenbach to retire". www.wxpr.org. WXPR. December 9, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "Hesselbein announces state Senate campaign". www.hngnews.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Hesselbein announces state Senate campaign". www.hngnews.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  16. ^ "Sixth Wisconsin state senator won't seek reelection". Associated Press. March 10, 2022.
  17. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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