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Wisconsin 2012 legislative election results

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The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Wisconsin State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Wisconsin State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 17 15
     Republican Party 15 18
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 33 33

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • A total of 16 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Wisconsin State Senate:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Wisconsin State Senate:

Democratic

Republican

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

Republican

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

House

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Wisconsin State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Wisconsin House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Wisconsin State Assembly
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 39 39
     Republican Party 58 60
     Independent 1 0
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 99 99

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 99 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Garey Bies
  2. Alvin Ott
  3. Chad Weininger
  4. Jim Steineke
  5. Gary Tauchen
  6. Dale Kooyenga
  7. Leon Young
  8. Jon Richards
  9. Christine Sinicki
  10. Mark Honadel
  11. Don Pridemore
  12. Jim Ott
  13. Steven Kestell
  14. Erik Severson
  15. John Murtha (Wisconsin)
  16. Dean Knudson
  17. Tyler August
  18. Jeffrey Mursau
  19. Joel Kleefisch
  20. Kevin Petersen (Wisconsin)
  21. Joan Ballweg
  22. Keith Ripp
  23. Evan Wynn
  24. Andy Jorgensen
  25. Joe Knilans
  26. Gary Hebl
  27. Travis Tranel
  28. Ed Brooks
  29. Howard Marklein
  30. Jeremy Thiesfeldt
  31. Gordon Hintz
  32. Penny Bernard Schaber
  33. Pat Strachota
  34. Daniel LeMahieu
  35. Duey Stroebel
  36. Samantha Kerkman
  37. John Steinbrink
  38. Robin Vos
  39. Peter Barca
  40. Tom Larson
  41. Kathy Bernier
  42. Scott Suder
  43. Scott Krug
  44. Nick Milroy
  45. Roger Rivard
  46. Terese Berceau
  47. Brett Hulsey
  48. Fred Clark
  49. Jeffrey Stone (Wisconsin)
  50. Mike Kuglitsch
  51. Dave Craig (Wisconsin)
  52. Mary Williams (Wisconsin)
  53. John Klenke
  54. John Nygren
  55. Chris Danou
  56. Steve Doyle
  57. Jill Billings
  58. Warren Petryk
  59. Lee Nerison
  60. Bill Kramer
  61. Paul Farrow
  62. Chris Kapenga
  63. Josh Zepnick
  64. Sandy Pasch
  65. Frederick Kessler
  66. Janis Ringhand
  67. Mike Endsley
  68. Dean Kaufert
  69. Stephen Nass
  70. Cory Mason
  71. Daniel Knodl
  72. André Jacque
  73. Amy Vruwink
  74. JoCasta Zamarripa
  75. Sondy Pope
  76. Janet Bewley
  77. Amy Loudenbeck
  78. Chris Taylor (Wisconsin)

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Wisconsin House of Representatives:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Wisconsin House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

Republican

  1. Garey Bies
  2. Alvin Ott
  3. Chad Weininger
  4. Jim Steineke
  5. Gary Tauchen
  6. Rob Hutton
  7. Dale Kooyenga
  8. Joe Sanfelippo
  9. Mark Honadel
  10. Don Pridemore
  11. Paul Tittl
  12. Mike Endsley
  13. Steven Kestell
  14. Erik Severson
  15. John Murtha (Wisconsin)
  16. Dean Knudson
  17. Tyler August
  18. Rob Swearingen
  19. Jeffrey Mursau
  20. John Jagler
  21. Joel Kleefisch
  22. Mark Born
  23. Kevin Petersen (Wisconsin)
  24. Keith Ripp
  25. Joan Ballweg
  26. Travis Tranel
  27. Ed Brooks
  28. Howard Marklein
  29. Jeremy Thiesfeldt
  30. Michael Schraa
  31. Dean Kaufert
  32. Dave Murphy (Wisconsin)
  33. Pat Strachota
  34. Daniel LeMahieu
  35. Duey Stroebel
  36. Samantha Kerkman
  37. Tom Weatherston
  38. Robin Vos
  39. Tom Larson
  40. Kathy Bernier
  41. Scott Suder
  42. Jeffrey Stone (Wisconsin)
  43. Dave Craig (Wisconsin)
  44. Mike Kuglitsch
  45. John Spiros
  46. Mary Williams (Wisconsin)
  47. John Klenke
  48. John Nygren
  49. Lee Nerison
  50. Bill Kramer
  51. Paul Farrow
  52. Stephen Nass
  53. Mary Felzkowski
  54. Jim Ott
  55. Daniel Knodl
  56. Warren Petryk
  57. Scott Krug
  58. André Jacque
  59. Chris Kapenga
  60. Amy Loudenbeck

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

Republican

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 21 49 70
Republican 37 182 219
Third Party 2 3 5
TOTALS 60 234 294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 165 684 849
Republican 202 652 854
Independent 0 4 4
TOTALS 367 1,340 1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 82 220 302
Republican 105 296 401
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 187 516 703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 17 24 1 1 18 24 0 1
State houses 15 27 1 0 19 24 0 0
Totals: 32 51 2 1 37 48 0 1
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1

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