Elections / 2010 · Senate · WI
Wisconsin — 2010 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2010 · U.S. SenateWisconsin · U.S. SenateRon JohnsonR+4.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2010 Senate returns.
- Ron Johnson✓Republican1,125,99951.9%
- Russell D. FeingoldDemocrat1,020,95847.0%
- Rob TaylorConstitution Party Of Wisconsin23,4731.1%
- Ernest J. Pagels Jr.Republican1340.0%
- Michael D. LaforestIndependent1290.0%
presidential baselinePresident 2008D+13.9Senate 2010R+4.8vs. baselineR+18.7
Wisconsin's 2010 Senate race ran 18.7 points more Republican than its 2008 presidential margin.
Wisconsin's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +45.6% |
| 1980 | −1.9% |
| 1982 | +29.5% |
| 1986 | −3.5% |
| 1988 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | +24.5% |
| 2004 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | +37.8% |
| 2010 | −4.8% |
| 2012 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | −3.4% |
| 2018 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | −1.0% |
| 2024 | +0.8% |
Same ballot, 2010WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2010 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.