Elections / 2012 · Senate · WI
Wisconsin — 2012 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2012 · U.S. SenateWisconsin · U.S. SenateTammy BaldwinD+5.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2012 Senate returns.
- Tammy Baldwin✓Democrat1,547,10451.4%
- Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican1,380,12645.9%
- Joseph KexelLibertarian62,2402.1%
- Nimrod Y. U. Allen IIII.D.E.A.16,4550.5%
- ScatterOther3,3730.1%
presidential baselinePresident 2012D+6.9Senate 2012D+5.5vs. baselineR+1.4
Wisconsin's 2012 Senate race ran 1.4 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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, 2012WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.