The 2010 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 2, 2010. All of Wisconsin's executive and administrative officers were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2010 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held September 14, 2010. The

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swept all of the fall elections for statewide officials, except Secretary of State, winning the open seat for Governor and

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

, defeating an incumbent Democratic

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, and reelecting the incumbent Republican

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. They also won control of both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, and defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and U.S. Representative

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, and won the open U.S. House seat previously held by Democrat Dave Obey. The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Election was held April 6, 2010. This election featured a contested election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals and several other nonpartisan local and judicial races. The 2010 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held on February 16, 2010.

Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Russ Feingold was challenged by Republican businessman

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and Rob Taylor of the Constitution Party. Johnson defeated Feingold in the general election with 51.86% of the vote to Feingold's 47.02% and Taylor's 1.08%. , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 2, 2010

United States House

All 8 of Wisconsin's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party gained 2 seats, taking a 5-3 majority in the Wisconsin House delegation.

State

Executive

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Governor Jim Doyle and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton did not run for reelection. Democrat Tom Barrett and Republican Scott Walker, along with several third-party candidates, contested the seat. Walker defeated Barrett in the general election with 52.25% of the vote to Barrett's 46.48%. , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 2, 2010

Administrative

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican

J.B. Van Hollen John Byron Van Hollen (born February 19, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Wisconsin from 2007 until 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the office in November 2006 and took office on January 3, 2007, ...

defeated Democrat Scott Hassett in the race for Wisconsin Attorney General, winning 57.79% of the vote to Hassett's 42.13%. , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 2, 2010

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette defeated Republican David King in the race for

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, winning 51.61% to King's 48.3%. , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 2, 2010

Treasurer

Republican challenger

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defeated incumbent Democrat

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in the race for Wisconsin Treasurer, winning 53.39% of the vote to Sass's 46.47%. , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 2, 2010

Legislature

State Senate

The 17 odd-numbered seats of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party won control of the State Senate.

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=Candidates

State Assembly

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin Assembly were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party won control of the Assembly.

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Judiciary

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2010, two of those seats were contested. * In District I, Judge

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was unopposed seeking reelected to her second six-year term. * In District II, Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge

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narrowly defeated fellow-Waukesha County circuit judge Linda Van De Water, to succeed retiring judge

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. * In District IV, Dane County

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defeated Richland County circuit judge Edward Leineweber, to succeed retiring judge

Charles P. Dykman Charles P. Dykman is a former Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Career Dykman was a Judge of the Court of Appeals from 1978 to 2010. He served as a Presiding Judge twice. First, from 1996 to 2001, and second, from 2009 to 2010. Pr ...

. , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 6, 2010 , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 6, 2010

Notes

References

External links

Elections & Election Results
by the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
Wisconsin Congressional Races in 2010
for campaign finance data for federal races from OpenSecrets
Wisconsin--State Races in 2010
campaign finance data for state races from ''Follow the Money'' {{United States elections, 2010 Wisconsin Wisconsin State Legislature elections