2018 Wisconsin Senate election

2018 Wisconsin Senate election
	November 6, 2018
17 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Republican hold Republican gain; Democratic hold; No election
President before election; Roger Roth; Republican	Elected President ; Roger Roth; Republican

The 2018 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the Fall general election in Wisconsin. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. Before the election, Republicans held 18 seats and Democrats held 15 seats. Of the seats up for election, 10 were held by Republicans and 7 were held by Democrats. The primary election was held on August 14, 2018.

Republicans maintained control of the Senate, flipping one Democratic-held seat to enter the 104th Wisconsin Legislature with 19 of 33 Senate seats.[1]

Results summary

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

Seats		Party (majority caucus shading)		Total

		Democratic	Republican
Last election (2016)		7	9	16
Total after last election (2016)		13	20	33

Total before this election		15	18	33
Up for election		7	10	17
of which:	Incumbent retiring	1	0	1
	Vacated	0	0	0
	Unopposed	1	1	2
This election		6	11	17
Change from last election		1	1

Total after this election		14	19	33
Change in total		1	1

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candi- dates	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%

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

State Senate district 25, 2.14%
State Senate district 5, 2.4%
State Senate district 31, 5.66%
State Senate district 19, 6.5%
State Senate district 17, 8.24%
State Senate district 1, 9.08% (gain)

Special elections

Two special elections were held during 2018 for vacancies in the state Senate. Democrats won both special elections, for a net gain of two seats.

Dist.	Previous Incumbent			This Election
Dist.	Senator	Party	First elected	Candidate(s)	Result
01	Frank Lasee	Rep.	2010	▌Caleb Frostman (Dem.) 51.38% ▌André Jacque (Rep.) 48.55%	Incumbent resigned on Dec. 29, 2017. New member elected Jun. 12, 2018. Democratic gain.[3]
10	Sheila Harsdorf	Rep.	2000	▌Patty Schachtner (Dem.) 54.60% ▌Adam Jarchow (Rep.) 44.17% ▌Brian J. Corriea (Lib.) 1.22%	Incumbent resigned on Nov. 10, 2017. New member elected Jan. 16, 2018. Democratic gain.[4]

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

Terry Moulton (R–Chippewa Falls), representing District 23 since 2010, did not run for re-election.

Seeking other office

Kathleen Vinehout (D–Alma), representing District 31 since 2006, ran for Governor of Wisconsin, but lost in the primary.
Leah Vukmir (R–Brookfield), representing District 5 since 2010, ran for United State Senate but lost the general election.

Candidates and results

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

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total	Result[lower-alpha 1]

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

Notes

Compared to the 2014 election.

References

Marley, Patrick; Beck, Molly (November 7, 2018). "Despite losses in statewide races, GOP strengthens hold on Wisconsin Senate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
"Summary Results - 2018 General Election" (PDF). Madison: Wisconsin Elections Commission. pp. 6–10. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Canvass Results for 2018 Special Election State Senate District 1 - 6/12/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
Canvass Results for 2018 Special Election State Senate District 10 - 1/16/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. January 25, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

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[5] Compared to the 2014 election.

[1] Marley, Patrick; Beck, Molly (November 7, 2018). "Despite losses in statewide races, GOP strengthens hold on Wisconsin Senate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

[WEC-2] "Summary Results - 2018 General Election" (PDF). Madison: Wisconsin Elections Commission. pp. 6–10. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[3] Canvass Results for 2018 Special Election State Senate District 1 - 6/12/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[4] Canvass Results for 2018 Special Election State Senate District 10 - 1/16/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. January 25, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

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