2010 Wisconsin Senate election

2010 Wisconsin State Senate election
November 2, 2010
17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott L. Fitzgerald Russ Decker
(defeated)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 13th–Juneau 29th–Weston
Last election 8 seats, 45.53% 8 seats, 54.09%
Seats before 15 18
Seats won 10 6
Seats after 19 14
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 627,160 430,068
Percentage 59.1% 40.53%
Swing 13.6 pp 13.5 pp
Results of the elections:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election
President before election

Fred Risser
Democratic

 Elected President

Michael Ellis
Republican

The 2010 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. Before the election, 18 Senate seats were held by Democrats and 15 seats were held by Republicans. 10 Democratic seats and 7 Republican seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on September 14, 2010.

Republicans flipped four Democratic-held Senate seats and achieved a majority for the first time since 2004, entering the 100th Wisconsin Legislature with 19 of 33 State Senate seats.

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