2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin

2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Selection process for the state's next member of Congress


The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin. The party primaries were held on August 9, 2022. Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes[1] by 26,718 votes — a one-point margin of victory.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

In 2016, Johnson had pledged to serve only two terms in the Senate. He reversed this decision in 2022.[2] The race was one of the most competitive of the cycle, and it followed considerable Democratic success in recent statewide elections. In 2018, Democrats won every statewide contest on the ballot, including the election for the state's other Senate seat. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden narrowly carried the state in the presidential election.[3]

Barnes led in most polls during the summer of 2022. In the final weeks prior to the election, Johnson took a lead of more than three points in the polling average. This was the closest of Johnson's three Senate victories.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • David Schroeder, former educator

Disqualified

Withdrawn

  • John Berman, electronic hardware designer, test engineer and candidate for U.S. Senate (Minnesota and Kansas) in 2020[8]

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Results by county
  Johnson
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Kou Lee, restaurant owner[27]
  • Adam Murphy, business owner[28]
  • Steven Olikara, founder and CEO of Millennial Action Project[29][30]
  • Peter Peckarsky, attorney and candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017[28]
  • Darrell Williams, Wisconsin Emergency Management administrator[31]

Did not file

Withdrew

Declined

Fundraising

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Endorsements

Mandela Barnes
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Sarah Godlewski (withdrawn)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Tom Nelson (withdrawn)
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Individuals
Steven Olikara
State officials
Federal officials
Judicial officials
State legislators
Organizations
Individuals
  • Akon, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur[131]
  • Andrew Yang, candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary[132]

Polling

Graphical summary
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Results

Results by county
  Barnes
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
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General election

Predictions

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Debates

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Endorsements

Mandela Barnes (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers

Polling

Aggregate polls
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Graphical summary
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Hypothetical polling
Ron Johnson vs. Sarah Godlewski
Ron Johnson vs. Alex Lasry
Ron Johnson vs. Tom Nelson

Results

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By county

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By congressional district

Johnson won 6 of 8 congressional districts.[177]

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See also

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Lee, Olikara, and Williams with 0%
  3. Peckarsky with 1%; Lewis, Murphy, and Olikara with 0%
  4. Lewis and Peckarsky with 1%; Murphy and Williams with 0%
  5. Lewis and Murphy with 2%; Battino with 1%; Pecarsky and Williams with 0%
  6. "A different candidate" with 3%; Battino and Murphy with 1%; Olikara with 0%
  7. Battino, Lewis, and Olikara with 1%
  8. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  9. "Refused" with 3%; "Neither" with 2%
  10. "Refused" with 1%
  11. "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  12. "Other" with 2%; "Wouldn't vote" with 1%
  13. "Someone else" with 2%
  14. "Someone else" with 3%
  15. "Neither" with 4%; "Other" with 1%
  16. "Neither" with 1%
  17. "Neither" with 4%; "Refused" with 1%
  18. "Neither" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
  19. "Wouldn't vote" with 2%; "Other" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. Poll conducted for Barnes's campaign
  2. This poll was sponsored by 314 Action Fund.
  3. Poll conducted for Lasry's campaign
  4. Poll conducted for Way to Lead
  5. This poll was sponsored by the NRSC.
  6. This poll was sponsored by Nelson's campaign.

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