2016 Wisconsin Senate election
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The 2016 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at the Fall general election in Wisconsin. Sixteen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the even-numbered districts. Before the election, Republicans held 18 seats, Democrats held 14 seats, and 1 seat was vacant. Of the seats up for election, 8 were held by Democrats, 7 were held by Republicans, and 1 was vacant due to the recent death of a Republican member. The primary election was held on August 9, 2016.
Republicans consolidated their control of the Senate, flipping one Democrat-held seat, and entered the 103rd Wisconsin Legislature with 20 of 33 Senate seats.[1]
Results summary
Statewide results of the 2016 Wisconsin State Senate election:[2]
| Seats | Party (majority caucus shading)
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Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | |||
| Last election (2014) | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Total after last election (2014) | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
| Total before this election | 14 | 18 | 32 | |
| Up for election | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vacated | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unopposed | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| This election | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Change from last election |  1
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| Total after this election | 13 | 20 | 33 | |
| Change in total | 1
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| Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
| Republican Party | 11 | 618,589 | 48.62% | 9 | 1 |
56.25% | |
| Democratic Party | 13 | 639,545 | 50.26% | 7 | 1 |
43.75% | |
| Integrity Party | 1 | 2,093 | 0.16% | 0 |  |
0.00% | |
| Scattering | 12,126 | 0.95% | 0 | |
0.00% | ||
| Total | 25 | 1,272,353 | 100.00% | 16 | |
100.00% | |
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 32, 0.07%
- State Senate district 30, 2.60%
- State Senate district 24, 4.69% (gain)
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D–Milwaukee), representing District 6 since 2012, did not run for re-election.
Vacated
- Rick Gudex (R–Fond du Lac), representing District 18 since 2012, did not run for re-election, then died by suicide before the election.
Candidates and results
| Dist. | Incumbent | This race[a][2] | ||||
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| Member | Party | First elected |
Status | Candidates | Results | |
| 02 | Robert Cowles | Rep. | 1987 (special) |
Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 04 | Lena Taylor | Dem. | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 06 | Nikiya Harris Dodd | Dem. | 2012 | Did not run |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
| 08 | Alberta Darling | Rep. | 1992 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 10 | Sheila Harsdorf | Rep. | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 12 | Tom Tiffany | Rep. | 2012 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 14 | Luther Olsen | Rep. | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 16 | Mark Miller | Dem. | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 18 | Vacant[b] |
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Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. | |||
| 20 | Glenn Grothman | Rep. | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 22 | Robert Wirch | Dem. | 1996 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 24 | Julie Lassa | Dem. | 2003 (special) |
Ran |
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Incumbent defeated. New member elected. Republican gain |
| 26 | Fred Risser | Dem. | 1962 (special) |
Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 28 | Mary Lazich | Rep. | 1998 (special) |
Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 30 | Dave Hansen | Dem. | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
| 32 | Jennifer Shilling | Dem. | 2011 (recall) |
Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
See also
- 2016 Wisconsin elections
- 2016 United States elections
- Wisconsin Senate
- Elections in Wisconsin
- Redistricting in Wisconsin
Notes
- ^ Not all totals add up to 100% due to scattering
- ^ Incumbent Rick Gudex (Rep.) died on October 12, 2016
References
- ^ Marley, Patrick; Stein, Jason (November 9, 2016). "GOP strengthens hold on Legislature". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, U.S.A. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2024.