2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Ron Johnson Russ Feingold
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,125,932 1,020,841
Percentage 51.86% 47.02%

Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Feingold:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      

U.S. senator before election

Russ Feingold
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ron Johnson
Republican

The 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Senator Russ Feingold lost re-election to a fourth term to Republican challenger Ron Johnson, a businessman and first-time candidate.[1] Johnson was the first Republican to win a Senate election in Wisconsin since 1986. Feingold also became the fifth senator in a row from Wisconsin's Class 3 Senate seat to be defeated for re-election in the general election, and the seventh in a row overall to lose by a defeat in either the primary or general elections. Johnson was re-elected in 2016 in a rematch with Feingold.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Johnson leads was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Meyer, Theodoric (November 9, 2016). "Johnson upsets Feingold to keep Wisconsin Senate seat". POLITICO. Retrieved February 10, 2024.