2010 Wisconsin State Assembly election

2010 Wisconsin State Assembly election
November 2, 2010
All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jeff Fitzgerald Michael J. Sheridan
(lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 39th–Horicon 44th–Janesville
Last election 46 seats, 43.43% 52 seats, 55.31%
Seats before 46 51
Seats won 60 38
Seat change 14 13
Popular vote 1,101,353 838,312
Percentage 55.01% 41.87%
Swing 11.58 pp 13.44 pp
  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat, 0.97%
Seats before 2
Seats won 1
Seat change 1
Percentage 1.69%
Swing 0.72 pp
Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Independent hold
Speaker before election

Michael J. Sheridan
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Jeff Fitzgerald
Republican

The 2010 Wisconsin State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. Before the election, 49 Assembly seats were held by Democrats, 45 seats were held by Republicans, 2 were held by independents, and 3 seats were vacant. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010.

Republicans flipped 15 seats for a net gain of 14 seats, reclaiming the Assembly majority. They were set to enter the 100th Wisconsin Legislature with 60 of 99 State Assembly seats, but three members resigned before the start of the term.

Elected members took office on January 3, 2011.

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