U.S. Senate elections in Wisconsin
● In officeRon JohnsonRepublicanTammy BaldwinDemocratic
Elections won
R 18 · D 21 · Other 241 Senate elections since 1914
Last decided by
0.9 pts2024, Tammy Baldwin over Eric Hovde
Closest ever
0.31 pts1914, Paul O. Husting over Francis E. McGovern
Longest streak
8 in a rowDemocratic, 1957–1976
Next election
2028Tuesday, November 7, 2028
Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin; Baldwin won the most recent race by 0.85 points in 2024. Johnson has held one seat since 2010 and Baldwin the other since 2012. The 2024 race put Baldwin ahead of Eric Hovde, 0.85 points clear. Across 41 elections since 1914, Republicans have won 18 and Democrats 21, with 2 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1914, decided by 0.31 points; the widest 1928, by 74.6 points.
Tammy Baldwin D 1,672,777 · Eric Hovde R 1,643,996 · Philip N. Anderson I 42,315 · Thomas Leager I 28,751
Ron Johnson R 1,337,185 · Mandela Barnes D 1,310,467
Tammy Baldwin D 1,472,914 · Leah Vukmir R 1,184,885
Tammy Baldwin D 1,547,104 · Tommy G. Thompson R 1,380,126 · Joseph Kexel L 62,240 · Nimrod Y. U. Allen III I 16,455
Ron Johnson R 1,125,999 · Russell D. Feingold D 1,020,958 · Rob Taylor C 23,473 · Ernest J. Pagels Jr. R 134 · +1 more
Herbert H. Kohl D 1,439,214 · Robert Gerald Lorge R 630,299 · Rae Vogeler W 42,434 · Ben J. Glatzel I 25,096
Russel D. Feingold D 1,632,697 · Tim Michels R 1,301,183 · Arif Khan L 8,367 · Eugene A. Hem I 6,662
Herbert H. Kohl D 1,563,238 · John Gillespie R 940,744 · Tim Peterson L 21,348 · Eugene A. Hem I 9,555 · +1 more
Russell D. Feingold D 890,059 · Mark W. Neumann R 852,272 · Robert R. Raymond U 7,942 · Tom Ender L 5,591 · +1 more
Russell D. Feingold D 1,290,662 · Robert W. Kasten Jr. R 1,129,599 · Patrick W. Johnson I 16,513 · William Bittner L 9,147 · +3 more
Herbert H. Kohl D 1,128,625 · Susan Engeleiter R 1,030,440 · George W. Zaehringer I 3,965 · Patricia Grogan I 3,029 · +1 more
Robert W. Kasten Jr. R 754,573 · Edward R. Garvey D 702,963 · Peter Y. Taylor Sr. I 19,266 · Margo Storsteen S 2,926 · +1 more
William Proxmire D 983,311 · Scott McCallum R 527,355 · William Osborne Hart L 21,807 · George Liljenfeldt L 7,947 · +1 more
Robert W. Kasten Jr. R 1,106,311 · Gaylord A. Nelson D 1,065,487 · James P. Wickstrom A 16,156 · Bervin J. Larson L 9,679 · +1 more
William Proxmire D 1,396,970 · Stanley York R 521,902 · William Osborne Hart D 7,354 · Robert Schwarz S 4,876 · +2 more
Gaylord A. Nelson D 740,700 · Thomas E. Petri R 429,327 · Gerald L. McFarren A 24,003 · Roman Blenski I 5,396
William Proxmire D 948,445 · John E. Erickson R 381,297 · Edmond E. Hou-Seye I 6,137 · Elizabeth Boardman I 2,022 · +2 more
Gaylord A. Nelson D 1,020,931 · Jerris Leonard R 633,910
Gaylord A. Nelson D 662,342 · Alexander Wiley R 594,846 · William O. Hart I 1,428 · Georgia Cozzini S 1,096 · +1 more
William Proxmire D 682,440 · Roland J. Steinle R 510,398 · James E. Boulton S 1,226 · Georgia Cozzini S 537
William Proxmire D 435,985 · Walter J. Kohler Jr. R 312,931
Joseph R. McCarthy R 870,444 · Thomas E. Fairchild D 731,402 · Alfred L. Easterday I 1,879 · James E. Boulton I 1,442
Alexander Wiley R 595,283 · Thomas E. Fairchild D 515,539
Joseph R. McCarthy R 620,430 · Howard J. McMurray D 378,772 · Edwin W. Knappe S 11,750 · Georgia Cozzini I 1,552
Alexander Wiley R 634,513 · Howard J. McMurray D 537,144 · Harry Sauthoff P 73,089 · Walter H. Uphoff S 9,964 · +1 more
Robert M. Lafollette Jr. P 605,609 · Fred H. Clausen R 553,692 · James E. Finnegan D 176,688 · Ted Furman I 1,308 · +1 more
Alexander Wiley R 446,770 · Herman L. Ekern P 249,209 · F. Ryan Duffy D 231,976 · John B. Chappie R 7,251 · +2 more
Robert M. Lafollette Jr. P 440,513 · John M. Callahan D 223,438 · John B. Chappie R 210,569 · James P. Sheehan S 44,453 · +2 more
F. Ryan Duffy D 610,236 · John B. Chappie R 387,668 · Emil Seidel S 65,807 · Harvey A. Knapp P 4,364 · +1 more
Robert M. Lafollette Jr. R 635,376 · William H. Markham R 81,302 · David W. Emerson P 21,359 · Richard Koeppel I 3,053 · +1 more
John J. Blaine R 299,759 · Charles D. Rosa R 111,122 · Thomas M. Kearney D 66,672 · Leo Kraycki S 31,317 · +3 more
Robert La Follette Jr. R 237,719 · Edward F. Dithmar R 91,318
Robert M. Lafollette Jr. R 379,494 · Jessie J. Hooper D 78,029 · Adolph R. Bucknam P 11,254 · Richard Koeppel I 1,656
Irvine L. Lenroot R 281,576 · James Thompson I 235,029 · Paul S. Reinsch D 89,265 · Frank J. Weber S 66,172 · +1 more
Robert M. Lafollesse R 249,906 · William F. Wolfe D 134,611 · Richard Elsner S 28,908 · Charles L. Hill P 8,528
Paul O. Husting D 134,925 · Francis E. McGovern R 133,969 · Emil Seidel D 29,774 · Charles L. Hill P 9,276