2010 Wisconsin elections

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%. === 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. == 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. == 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%. == 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%. == 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%. == 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 ==== === State Assembly === All 99 seats in the Wisconsin Assembly were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party won control of the Assembly. ==== Summary ==== === 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 Linda Van De Water, 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. ==== 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. == References == == External links == Elections & Election Results Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine 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