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The 2018 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 6, 2018, concurrently with a
gubernatorial election A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
and U.S. House elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin St ...
won a second term, defeating Republican challenger Leah Vukmir by more than 10 percentage points. The primary elections were held on August 14, with a filing deadline on June 1. Baldwin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, while Vukmir defeated Charles Barman, Griffin Jones, George Lucia and Kevin Nicholson in the Republican primary.


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

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Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin St ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator


Endorsements


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

* Leah Vukmir, state senator and State Senate Assistant Majority Leader


Eliminated in primary

* Charles Barman * Griffin Jones * George Lucia * Kevin Nicholson, businessman and member of the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs


Declined

* David Clarke, former Milwaukee County Sheriff *
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, U.S. Representative (running for reelection) * Mike Gallagher, U.S. Representative *
Glenn Grothman Glenn S. Grothman (; born July 3, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to his seat in 2014. Grothman r ...
, U.S. Representative * Eric Hovde, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
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Rebecca Kleefisch Rebecca Ann Kleefisch (née Reed; born August 7, 1975) is an American politician and former television reporter who served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to the p ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin The lieutenant governor of Wisconsin is the first person in the line of succession of Wisconsin's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to ...
* Nicole Schneider, businesswoman *
Charlie Sykes Charles Jay Sykes (born November 11, 1954) is an American political commentator who is currently editor-in-chief of the website ''The Bulwark''. From 1993 to 2016, Sykes hosted a conservative talk show on WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a ...
, talk radio host * Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin ( running for reelection) *
Dale Kooyenga Dale Kooyenga (born February 12, 1979) is an American C.P.A. and Republican politician from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 2019 through 2022, representing the 5th Senate district. He previously ...
, state representative *
Duey Stroebel Sherburn Duane "Duey" Stroebel Jr. (born September 1, 1959) is an American politician and businessman. He is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 20th district since 2015. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, ...
, state senator *
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Majority Leader


Endorsements


Polling


Results


General election


Endorsements


Debates


Complete video of debate
October 8, 2018
Complete video of debate
October 13, 2018


Predictions


Polling

;with Kevin Nicholson ;with generic Republican ;with David Clarke ;with Sean Duffy


Results

Despite initial expectations of a potentially close race, Baldwin ended up winning by over 10 percentage points, which was the highest margin of victory for a Wisconsin Democratic statewide candidate in 2018. She ran up the margins in the traditional Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Madison, but also won in western Wisconsin, Green Bay and most of the counties bordering
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, including Racine, Rock, and Kenosha counties.


See also

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2018 United States Senate elections The 2018 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018. 33 of the 100 seats were contested in regular elections while two others were contested in special elections due to Senate vacancies in Minnesota and Mississippi. The winners ...
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2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state, elections to the state's U.S. House seats, and various other elections. Incumbent Republican Governor ...
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2018 Wisconsin elections The 2018 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6, 2018. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsi ...


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