United States Senate elections in Wisconsin, 2012

2012 U.S. Senate Elections in Wisconsin

Candidates • Polls • Election History

November 6 Election Winner: Tammy Baldwin

Incumbent prior to election: Herb Kohl

Cook Political Report Race Rating      Tossup (Prior to election)

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2012 U.S. House Elections

Voters in Wisconsin will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is June 1, 2012. The primary elections will be held on February 21, 2012.

The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Herb Kohl (D). First elected in 1988, Kohl is not running for re-election in 2012.

Candidates

Democratic Primary

• Tammy Baldwin: U.S. Representative

Republican primary

• Jeff Fitzgerald: Wisconsin state assembly speaker
• Mark Neumann: Former U.S. representative
• John Schiess: Retired delivery driver
• Tommy Thompson: Former Wisconsin governor

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations:

     Solid Democratic
     Likely Democratic
     Lean Democratic

     Tossup

     Lean Republican
     Likely Republican
     Solid Republican

Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Wisconsin Senate
Month	Rating
January 26, 2012
December 22, 2011
December 1, 2011

Election history

2010

On November 2, 2010, Ron Johnson (R) won election to the U.S. Senate, defeating incumbent Russ Feingold (D), Rob Taylor (Constitution Party of Wisconsin), Ernest J. Pagels, Jr. (Write-in Republican), and Michael D. LaForest (Write-in Independent).

U.S. Senate, Wisconsin, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ron Johnson	51.9%	1,125,999
	Democratic	Russell D. Feingold Incumbent	47%	1,020,958
	Constitution	Rob Taylor	1.1%	23,473
	Write-in	Ernest J. Pagels, Jr.	0%	134
	Write-in	Michael D. LaForest	0%	129
	None	Scattering	0%	638
Total Votes				2,171,331

2006

On November 7, 2006, Herb Kohl (D) won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Robert Gerald Lorge (R), Ben J. Glatzel (I), and Rae Vogeler (Green).

U.S. Senate, Wisconsin, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Herb Kohl Incumbent	67.3%	1,439,214
	Republican	Robert Gerald Lorge	29.5%	630,299
	Independent	Ben J. Glatzel	1.2%	25,096
	Green	Rae Vogeler	2%	42,434
	None	Scattering	0.1%	1,254
Total Votes				2,138,297

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2012
• United States Senate elections, 2012