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2010 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2010 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Scott Walker won the 2010 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Scott Walker received 1,128,941 popular votes (52.25%). The main challenger was Tom Barrett (46.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Walker and Barrett

Walker +5.8 pts · won by 124,638 votes
Scott WalkerRepublicanWINNER52.25%
1,128,941 votes
Tom BarrettDemocratic46.48%
1,004,303 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.