2008 Wisconsin Senate election

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2008 Wisconsin State Senate election
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16 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Russ Decker Scott L. Fitzgerald
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since October 24, 2007 January 1, 2007
Leader's seat 29th–Weston 13th–Juneau
Last election 10 seats, 49.68% 7 seats, 49.25%
Seats before 18 15
Seats won 8 8
Seats after 18 15
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 666,668 575,543
Percentage 52.74% 45.53%
Swing Increase3.06 pp Decrease3.72 pp
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
     No election
Democratic:     50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Republican:     50–60%      >90%
President before election

Fred Risser
Democratic

 Elected President

Fred Risser
Democratic

The 2008 Wisconsin Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Sixteen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the even-numbered districts. Prior to the election 17 seats were held by Democrats, 14 were held by Republicans, and 2 seats were vacant.

The primary was held on September 9, 2008, and the filing deadline was July 8, 2008.

Close races

Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
 Total
Democratic Republican
Last election (2006) 9 8 17
Total after last election (2006) 18 15 33
Total before this election 18 15 33
Up for election 8 8 16
of which: Incumbent retiring 1 1 2
Vacated 1 1 2
Unopposed 4 2 6
This election 8 8 16
Change from last election Steady Steady Steady
Total after this election 18 15 33
Change in total Steady Steady
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 52.74%
Republican
 
 45.53%
Independent
 
 1.73%
Senate seats won
Democratic
 
 50%
Republican
 
 50%

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  • State Senate district 18, 0.19%
  • State Senate district 8, 1.01%
  • State Senate district 12, 2.48%
  • State Senate district 32, 2.85%

Outgoing incumbents

Vacated

  • Roger Breske (D–Eland), first elected to the 12th district in a 1990 special election, resigned his seat on June 4, 2008, after being appointed Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner by governor Jim Doyle.[1]
  • Carol Roessler (R–Oshkosh), first elected to the 18th district in a 1987 special election, resigned her seat on July 4, 2008, after being appointed Administrator of State and Local Finance by governor Jim Doyle.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Stateline[2] Lean D October 15, 2008

Results summary

Notes

References

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