2022 Wisconsin Senate election

2022 Wisconsin Senate election

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17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Devin LeMahieu Janet Bewley
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 9thOostburg 25thMason
Last election 10 seats, 53.8% 6 seats, 45.3%
Seats before 21 12
Seats won 12 5
Seats after 22 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 772,131 475,900
Percentage 61.1% 37.68%
Swing Increase7.3 pp Decrease7.6 pp

Results of the elections:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election

President before election

Chris Kapenga
Republican

Elected President

Chris Kapenga
Republican

The 2022 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. 17 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This was the first election to take place after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. This was the only election to take place under the redistricting plan set out in 2022. Before the election, 21 Senate seats were held by Republicans, and 12 seats were held by Democrats. 11 Republican seats and six Democratic seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2022.[1]

Republicans flipped one Democratic-held Senate seat and achieved a two-thirds supermajority, entering the 106th Wisconsin Legislature with 22 of 33 State Senate seats.

  1. ^ Wisconsin Elections Commission Calendar of Election Events: November 2021 – December 2023 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. October 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.