U.S. Senate delegation from Wisconsin

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Wisconsin.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin are:

Name:	Party:	Position:	Assumed Office:	Term Ends:	Next Election:	Official Website:
[[Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)|]] [[File:|100px]]						[ Link]
[[Tammy Baldwin|]] [[File:|100px]]						[ Link]

Election history

For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class I

Senators in Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2012 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Senators in Class I terms run from the beginning of the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013, to the end of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019.

2012

U.S. Senate, Wisconsin, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tammy Baldwin	51.5%	1,547,104
	Republican	Tommy Thompson	45.9%	1,380,126
	Libertarian	Joseph Kexel	2.1%	62,240
	Independent	Nimrod Allen III	0.5%	16,455
	N/A	Write-ins	0%	113
Total Votes				3,006,038
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics"

2006
On November 7, 2006, Kohl 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

2000
On November 7, 2000, Kohl won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating John Gillespie, Eugene Hem, Tim Peterson and Robert Raymond.

U.S. Senate, Wisconsin, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Herb Kohl Incumbent	61.5%	1,563,238
	Republican	John Gillespie	37%	940,744
	Independent	Eugene Hem	0.4%	9,555
	Libertarian	Tim Peterson	0.8%	21,348
	Constitution	Robert Raymond	0.2%	4,296
	N/A	Scattering	0%	902
Total Votes				2,540,083

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2010 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2011, to the end of the 114th Congress on January 3, 2017.

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

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

2004
On November 2, 2004, Feingold won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Tim Michels, Eugene Hem and Arif Khan in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Wisconsin, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Russ Feingold Incumbent	55.4%	1,632,697
	Republican	Tim Michels	44.1%	1,301,183
	Independent	Eugene Hem	0.2%	6,662
	Libertarian	Arif Khan	0.3%	8,367
	None	Scattering	0%	834
Total Votes				2,949,743

Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Wisconsin
Party	Total
Democratic	11
Republican	20

Class 1 Senators from Wisconsin
Senator	Years Served	Party
Henry Dodge	1848-1857	Democratic
James R. Doolittle	1857-1869	Republican
Matthew H. Carpenter	1869-1875	Republican
Angus Cameron	1875-1881	Republican
Philetus Sawyer	1881-1893	Republican
John L. Mitchell	1893-1899	Democratic
Joseph V. Quarles	1899-1905	Republican
Robert M. La Follette	1906-1925	Republican
Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	1925-1947	Republican
Joseph R. McCarthy	1947-1957	Republican
William Proxmire	1957-1989	Democratic
Herb Kohl	1989-2013	Democratic
Tammy Baldwin	2013-Present	Democratic

Class 3 Senators from Wisconsin
Senator	Years Served	Party
Isaac P. Walker	1848-1855	Democratic
Charles Durkee	1855-1861	Republican
Timothy O. Howe	1861-1879	Republican
Matthew H. Carpenter	1879-1881	Republican
Angus Cameron	1881-1885	Republican
John Coit Spooner	1885-1891	Republican
William F. Vilas	1891-1897	Democratic
John Coit Spooner	1897-1907	Republican
Isaac Stephenson	1907-1915	Republican
Paul O. Husting	1915-1917	Democratic
Irvine L. Lenroot	1918-1927	Republican
John J. Blaine	1927-1933	Republican
F. Ryan Duffy	1933-1939	Democratic
Alexander Wiley	1939-1963	Republican
Gaylord A. Nelson	1963-1981	Democratic
Robert W. Kasten, Jr.	1981-1993	Republican
Russ Feingold	1993-2011	Democratic
Ron Johnson	2011-Present	Republican

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from Wisconsin
• Classes of United States Senators

Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)