2014 Wisconsin Senate election

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17 of 33 seats in theWisconsin Senate 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Scott Fitzgerald Chris Larson (retired as leader) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 1, 2007 January 3, 2013 Leader's seat 13th–Juneau 7th–Milwaukee Last election 8 seats, 45.28% 8 seats, 53.13% Seats before 18 15 Seats won 11 6 Seats after 19 14 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 623,358 529,906 Percentage 53.87% 45.80% Swing 8.59pp 7.33pp
Results of the elections:      Republican hold     Republican gain      Democratic hold      No election
President before election Michael G. Ellis Republican ElectedPresident Mary Lazich Republican

The2014 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at theFall general election inWisconsin. Seventeen of the 33 seats in theWisconsin Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. Before the election, Republicans held 17 seats, Democrats held 15 seats, and 1 seat was vacant. Of the seats up for election, 7 were held by Democrats, 9 were held by Republicans, and 1 was vacant due to the resignation of a Republican member. Theprimary election was held on August 12, 2014.

Republicans maintained control of the Senate, flipping one Democrat-held seat. They were set to enter the102nd Wisconsin Legislature with 19 of 33 Senate seats, but one Republican Senator resigned after the election, leaving them with 18 seats at the start of the legislative term.

Elected members took office on January 5, 2015.

Seats		Party (majority caucus shading)		Total
		Democratic	Republican
Last election (2012)		8	8	16
Total after last election (2012)		15	18	33
Total before this election		15	17	32
Up for election		7	10	17
of which:	Incumbent retiring	3	3	6
	Vacated	0	1	1
	Unopposed	2	0	2
This election		6	11	17
Change from last election		1	1
Total after this election		14	19	33
Change in total		1	2

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. State Senate district 25, 2.35%
2. State Senate district 31, 4.70%

• Timothy Cullen (D–Janesville), representing District 15, did not run for re-election.
• Michael Ellis (R–Neenah), representing District 19, did not run for re-election.
• Robert Jauch (D–Poplar), representing District 25, did not run for re-election.
• Dale Schultz (R–Richland Center), representing District 17, did not run for re-election.

• John Lehman (D–Racine), representing District 21, ran for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.
• Joe Leibham (R–Sheboygan), representing District 9, ran for U.S. House of Representatives inWisconsin's 5th congressional district, but lost in the primary.

• Neal Kedzie (R–Elkhorn), resigned from District 11.

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• Wisconsin Elections Commission
• Wisconsin atBallotpedia
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• "Wisconsin: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links",Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Wisconsin". September 7, 2017. (State affiliate of the U.S.League of Women Voters)
• Wisconsin 2021 & 2022 Elections,OpenSecrets

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