The 2022 Wisconsin State Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the

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were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This was the first election to take place after

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following the

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, which moved a severe Republican gerrymander to a slightly more severe Republican gerrymander. Before the election, 21 Senate seats were held by Republicans and 12 seats were held by Democrats. 11 Republican seats and 6 Democratic seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2022. Republicans flipped one Democratic-held Senate seat and achieved a two-thirds

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, entering the

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with 22 of 33 State Senate seats.

Results summary

Source: https://elections.wi.gov/elections/election-results#accordion-5601

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # #

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

Kathy Bernier Kathleen M. "Kathy" Bernier (born April 29, 1956) is a politician in Wisconsin who serves as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 23rd district. She previously was the Chippewa County Clerk from 1998–2011, and served in th ...

(R–

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), representing District 23 since 2018, announced in January 2022 that she would not seek reelection. Bernier had made news in 2021 by opposing her party's attempts to undermine the validity of the

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. Prominent Republicans loyal to

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had called for her to resign or be defeated. * Janet Bewley (D–

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), representing District 25 since 2014, announced on February 6, 2022, that she would not seek reelection. *

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(D–

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), representing District 27 since 1998, announced on December 9, 2021, that he would not seek reelection. *

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(R– Brookfield, representing District 5 since 2019, announced in April 2022 that he would not run for a second term. *

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(R–

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), representing District 29 since 2012, announced on March 10, 2022, that he would not seek reelection. *

Janis Ringhand Janis Ringhand (born February 13, 1950) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Evansville, Wisconsin. An accountant and former director of a non-profit, she previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Ringhand graduated from Madiso ...

(D–

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, representing District 15 since 2014, announced on March 9, 2022, that she would not seek reelection.

Seeking other office

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(R– Appleton), representing District 19 since 2014, announced in February 2022 that he is running for lieutenant governor.

Election results

Predictions

References

External links

Wisconsin Elections Commission
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) * {{Wisconsin

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