Politics in the US state of Wisconsin
The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in theU.S. state ofWisconsin , including:Governor ,Lieutenant Governor ,Secretary of State ,Attorney General ,State Treasurer ,Superintendent of Public Instruction . The tables also indicate the historical party composition in theState Senate ,[ 1] State Assembly ,[ 1] State delegation to the United States Senate , and theState delegation to the United States House of Representatives . For years in which aUnited States presidential election was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
[ edit ] Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer Supt. of Pub. Inst. State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. 1848 Nelson Dewey (D) John Edwin Holmes (D) Thomas McHugh (D) James S. Brown (D) Jairus C. Fairchild (D) Eleazer Root (W) 16D, 3W 49D, 17W Henry Dodge (D) Isaac P. Walker (D) 2D Cass /Butler (D) N 1849 14D, 4FS, 1W 36D, 16FS, 14W 1FS, 1W, 1D 1850 Samuel Beall (D) William A. Barstow (D) S. Park Coon (D) 12D, 4W, 2FS, 1? 41D, 17W, 8FS 1851 14D, 3W, 2FS 46D, 11W, 9FS 2D, 1FS 1852 Leonard J. Farwell (W) Timothy Burns (D) [ a] Charles D. Robinson (D) Experience Estabrook (D) Edward H. Janssen (D) Azel P. Ladd (D) 13D, 5W, 1FS 31W, 28D, 6FS, 1 vac. Pierce /King (D) Y 1853 vacant 18D, 7W 51D, 22W, 7FS, 2I 3D 1854 William A. Barstow (D) [ b] James T. Lewis (D) Alexander T. Gray (D) George Baldwin Smith (D) Hiram A. Wright (D) [ a] 20D, 5W 50D, 25W, 8FS 1855 13D, 12R 44R, 33D, 5I, 1? Charles Durkee (R) 2R, 1D 1856 Arthur MacArthur Sr. (D) David W. Jones (D) William R. Smith (D) Charles Kuehn (D) A. Constantine Barry (D) [ c] 13R, 12D 45D, 35R, 1I, 2? Fremont /Dayton (R) N Arthur MacArthur Sr. (D) [ b] vacant Coles Bashford (R) [ b] Arthur MacArthur Sr.(D) 1857 19R, 11D 62R, 33D, 2I James R. Doolittle (R) 3R 1858 Alexander Randall (R) Erasmus D. Campbell (D) Gabriel Bouck (D) Samuel D. Hastings (R) Lyman Draper (D) 18R, 12D 49R, 48D 1859 16R, 14D 55R, 42D 2R, 1D 1860 Butler Noble (R) Louis P. Harvey (R) James Henry Howe (R) Josiah Little Pickard (R) [ d] 17R, 13D 58R, 39D Lincoln /Hamlin (R) Y 1861 22R, 8D 70R, 27D Timothy O. Howe (R) 3R 1862 Louis P. Harvey (U) [ a] Edward Salomon (U) James T. Lewis (U) Winfield Smith (R) 20R, 11D, 3U 44R, 33D, 23U [ e] Edward Salomon (U) [ f] vacant 1863 18R, 16D, 1U 53R, 45D, 2U 3D, 3R 1864 James T. Lewis (NU) Wyman Spooner (NU) Lucius Fairchild (D) John G. McMynn (NU) 22NU, 11D 75NU, 25D Lincoln /Johnson (NU) Y 1865 25NU, 8D 67NU, 33D 5R, 1D 1866 Lucius Fairchild (NU) Thomas Allen (NU) Charles R. Gill (NU) William E. Smith (NU) 23NU, 10D 67NU, 33D 1867 22NU, 11D 74NU, 25D, 1WD 1868 Alexander J. Craig (R) 18R, 15D 59R, 41D Grant /Colfax (R) Y 1869 19R, 14D 68R, 32D Matthew H. Carpenter (R) 1870 Thaddeus C. Pound (R) Llywelyn Breese (R) Stephen Steele Barlow (R) Henry Baetz (R) Samuel Fallows (R) 19R, 11D, 3I 55R, 38D, 7I 1871 19R, 14D 57R, 41D, 2I 4R, 2D 1872 Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) Milton Pettit (R) [ a] 23R, 9D, 1I 58R, 38D, 4I Grant /Wilson (R) Y 1873 vacant 17R, 16D 60D, 40R 6R, 2D 1874 William Robert Taylor (D) Charles D. Parker (D) Peter Doyle (D) A. Scott Sloan (R) Ferdinand Kuehn (D) Edward Searing (LR) 17R, 15D, 1I 64R, 35D, 4I 1875 60D, 40R Angus Cameron (R) 5R, 3D 1876 Harrison Ludington (R) 21R, 12D 49D, 47R, 4I [ g] Hayes /Wheeler (R) Y 1877 48R, 40D, 7GB, 4I, 1S [ h] 1878 William E. Smith (R) James M. Bingham (R) Hans Warner (R) Alexander Wilson (R) Richard W. Guenther (R) William Clarke Whitford (R) 24R, 9D 45R, 41D, 13GB, 1S [ i] 1879 66R, 25D, 9GB Matthew H. Carpenter (R) [ a] 1880 25R, 8D 70R, 29D, 1GB Garfield /Arthur (R) Y 1881 24R, 9D 78R, 22D Philetus Sawyer (R) Angus Cameron (R) 1882 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) [ j] Sam Fifield (R) Ernst Timme (R) Leander F. Frisby (R) Edward C. McFetridge (R) Robert Graham (R) [ k] 23R, 10D 64R, 34D, 2I 1883 18R, 15D 63R, 37D 6D, 3R 1884 Blaine /Logan (R) N 1885 20R, 13D 61R, 39D John Coit Spooner (R) 7R, 2D 1886 1887 George Washington Ryland (R) Charles E. Estabrook (R) Henry B. Harshaw (R) Jesse B. Thayer (R) 25R, 6D, 1Pop, 1I 57R, 30D, 6Pop, 4ID, 3I 7R, 1D, 1Lab 1888 Harrison /Morton (R) Y 1889 William D. Hoard (R) 24R, 6D, 2 UL, 1I 71R, 29D 7R, 2D 1890 1891 George Wilbur Peck (D) Charles Jonas (D) Thomas Cunningham (D) James L. O'Connor (D) John Hunner (D) Oliver Elwin Wells (D) 19D, 14R 66D, 33R, 1UL William F. Vilas (D) 8D, 1R 1892 Cleveland /Stevenson (D) Y 1893 26D, 7R 56D, 44R John L. Mitchell (D) 6D, 4R 1894 1895 William H. Upham (R) Emil Baensch (R) Henry Casson (R) William H. Mylrea (R) Sewell A. Peterson (R) John Q. Emery (R) 20R, 13D 81R, 19D 10R 1896 McKinley /Hobart (R) Y 1897 Edward Scofield (R) 29R, 4D 90R, 9D, 1Fus John Coit Spooner (R) [ l] 1898 1899 Jesse Stone (R) [ a] William Froehlich (R) Emmett R. Hicks (R) James O. Davidson (R) Lorenzo D. Harvey (R) 31R, 2D 81R, 19D Joseph V. Quarles (R)
Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral Governor Lieutenant Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer Supt. of Pub. Inst. State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. 1900 Edward Scofield (R) Jesse Stone (R) [ a] William Froehlich (R) Emmett R. Hicks (R) James O. Davidson (R) Lorenzo D. Harvey (R) 31R, 2D 81R, 19D Joseph V. Quarles (R) John Coit Spooner (R) [ l] 10R McKinley /Roosevelt (R) Y 1901 Robert M. La Follette (R) [ m] 82R, 18D 1902 James O. Davidson (R) 1903 Walter Houser (R) Lafayette M. (R) John J. Kempf (R) [ n] Charles P. Cary (R) 30R, 3D 75R, 25D 10R, 1D 1904 Thomas M. Purtell (R) [ c] Roosevelt /Fairbanks (R) Y 1905 John J. Kempf (R) [ n] Charles P. Cary (NP/R) 28R, 4D, 1SD 85R, 11D, 4SD 10R, 1D 1906 James O. Davidson (R) [ f] vacant Robert M. La Follette (R) 1907 William D. Connor (R) James A. Frear (R) Frank L. Gilbert (R) Andrew H. Dahl (R) 27R, 5D, 1SD 76R, 19D, 5SD Isaac Stephenson (R) 9R, 2D 1908 Taft /Sherman (R) Y 1909 John Strange (R) 28R, 4D, 1SD 80R, 17D, 3SD 10R, 1D 1910 1911 Francis E. McGovern (R) Thomas Morris (R) Levi H. Bancroft (R) 27R, 4D, 2SD 59R, 29D, 12SD 8R, 2D, 1Soc 1912 Wilson /Marshall (D) Y 1913 John Donald (R) Walter C. Owen (R) [ l] Henry Johnson (R) 23R, 9D, 1SD 57R, 37D, 6SD 8R, 3D 1914 1915 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) Edward Dithmar (R) 21R, 11D, 1SD 63R, 29D, 8SD Paul O. Husting (D) [ a] 1916 Hughes /Fairbanks (R) N 1917 Merlin Hull (R) 24R, 6D, 3Soc 79R, 14D, 7Soc 11R 1918 Spencer Haven (R) [ c] Irvine Lenroot (R) 1919 John J. Blaine (R) 27R, 4Soc, 2D 79R, 16Soc, 5D 10R, 1Soc 1920 Harding /Coolidge (R) Y 1921 John J. Blaine (R) George Comings (R) Elmer Hall (R) William J. Morgan (R) John Callahan (NP) 92R, 6Soc, 2D 11R 1922 1923 Fred R. Zimmerman (R) [ a] Herman Ekern (R) Solomon Levitan (R) 30R, 3Soc 89R, 10Soc, 1D 10R, 1Soc 1924 La Follette /Wheeler (Prog) N 1925 Henry Huber (R) 29R, 4Soc 91R, 8Soc, 1D Robert M. La Follette Jr. (R) 1926 1927 Fred R. Zimmerman (R) Theodore Dammann (R) John W. Reynolds Sr. (R) 31R, 2Soc 89R, 8Soc, 3D John J. Blaine (R) 1928 Hoover /Curtis (R) Y 1929 Walter J. Kohler Sr. (R) 91R, 5D, 3Soc, 1I 11R 1930 1931 Philip La Follette (R) 30R, 2Soc, 1D 88R, 9Soc, 3D 10R, 1D 1932 Roosevelt /Garner (D) Y 1933 Albert G. Schmedeman (D) Thomas J. O'Malley (D) [ a] James E. Finnegan (D) Robert Kirkland Henry (D) 23R, 9D, 1Soc 59D, 38R, 3Soc F. Ryan Duffy (D) 5D, 5R 1934 1935 Philip La Follette (WP) Theodore Dammann (WP) 14D, 13WP, 6R [ o] 45WP, 35D, 17R, 3Soc [ p] Robert M. La Follette Jr. (WP) 7WP, 3D 1936 Henry Gunderson (WP) [ q] 1937 Herman Ekern (WP) Orland Steen Loomis (WP) Solomon Levitan (WP) 16WP, 9D, 8R[ r] 46WP, 31D, 21R, 2Soc[ s] 1938 1939 Julius P. Heil (R) Walter Samuel Goodland (R) Fred R. Zimmerman (R) John E. Martin (R) [ a] John M. Smith (R) [ a] 16R, 11WP, 6D 53R, 32WP, 15D Alexander Wiley (R) 8R, 2WP 1940 Roosevelt /Wallace (D) Y 1941 23R, 6WP, 4D 60R, 25WP, 15D 6R, 3WP, 1D 1942 1943 Orland Steen Loomis (WP) [ t] 73R, 14D, 13WP 5R, 3D, 2WP Walter Samuel (R) [ a] [ t] vacant 1944 Dewey /Bricker (R) N 1945 Oscar Rennebohm (R) 22R, 6D, 5WP 75R, 19D, 5WP 7R, 2D, 1WP 1946 1947 Oscar Rennebohm (R) [ f] vacant John L. Sonderegger (R) [ c] [ u] 27R, 5D, 1WP 88R, 12D Joseph McCarthy (R) 10R 1948 Grover L. Broadfoot (R) [ c] Clyde M. Johnston (NP) [ c] Truman /Barkley (D) Y 1949 George M. Smith (R) Thomas E. Fairchild (D) Warren R. Smith (R) George Earl Watson (NP) 28R, 5D 74R, 26D 8R, 2D
Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House 1950 Oscar Rennebohm (R) [ f] George M. Smith (R) Fred R. Zimmerman (R) Thomas E. Fairchild (D) Warren R. Smith (R) [ a] 28R, 5D 74R, 26D Joseph McCarthy (R) Alexander Wiley (R) 8R, 2D Truman /Barkley (D) 1951 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) Vernon W. Thomson (R) 26R, 7D 76R, 24D 9R, 1D 1952 Eisenhower /Nixon (R) Y 1953 75R, 25D 1954 Louis Allis (R) [ c] 1955 Warren P. Knowles (R) Glenn M. Wise (R) 25R, 8D 64R, 36D 7R, 3D 1956 1957 Vernon W. Thomson (R) Robert C. Zimmerman (R) Stewart G. Honeck (R) 23R, 10D 67R, 33D William Proxmire (D) 1958 Dena A. Smith (R) [ c] 1959 Gaylord Nelson (D) Philleo Nash (D) John W. Reynolds Jr. (D) Eugene M. Lamb (D) 20R, 13D 55D, 45R 5D, 5R 1960 Nixon /Lodge (R) N 1961 Warren P. Knowles (R) Dena A. Smith (R) [ a] 55R, 45D 6R, 4D 1962 1963 John W. Reynolds Jr. (D) Jack B. Olson (R) George Thompson (R) 22R, 11D 53R, 47D Gaylord Nelson (D) 1964 Johnson /Humphrey (D) Y 1965 Warren P. Knowles (R) Patrick Lucey (D) Bronson La Follette (D) 20R, 13D 52D, 48R 5D, 5R 1966 1967 21R, 12D 52R, 48D 7R, 3D 1968 Jack B. Olson (R) Harold W. Clemens (R) [ c] Nixon /Agnew (R) Y 1969 Robert W. Warren (R) 23R, 10D 52R, 48D 6R, 4D 1970 1971 Patrick Lucey (D) Martin J. Schreiber (D) Charles P. Smith (D) 20R, 13D 67D, 33R 5D, 5R 1972 1973 Victor A. Miller (D) 18R, 15D 62D, 37R 5D, 4R 1974 Bronson La Follette (D) 1975 Doug La Follette (D) 19D, 14R 63D, 36R 7D, 2R 1976 Carter /Mondale (D) Y 1977 Martin J. Schreiber (D) vacant 23D, 10R 66D, 33R 1978 1979 Lee S. Dreyfus (R) Russell Olson (R) Vel Phillips (D) 21D, 12R 60D, 39R 6D, 3R 1980 Reagan /Bush (R) Y 1981 19D, 14R 58D, 40R, 1 vac.[ v] Bob Kasten (R) 5D, 4R 1982 1983 Tony Earl (D) James Flynn (D) Doug La Follette (D) 19D, 14R 59D, 40R 1984 1985 19D, 14R 52D, 47R 1986 1987 Tommy Thompson (R) Scott McCallum (R) Don Hanaway (R) 54D, 45R 1988 Dukakis /Bentsen (D) N 1989 20D, 13R 56D, 43R Herb Kohl (D) 1990 1991 Jim Doyle (D) Cathy Zeuske (R) 19D, 14R 58D, 41R 5R, 4D 1992 Clinton /Gore (D) Y 1993 18D, 15R 52D, 47R Russ Feingold (D) 17R, 16D[ w] 1994 1995 Jack Voight (R) 51R, 48D 6R, 3D 1996 17D, 16R[ x] 1997 52R, 47D 5D, 4R 1998 17R, 16D[ y] 1999 17D, 16R 54R, 45D
Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary Attorney General Treasurer Sup. of Pub. Inst. State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. 2000 Tommy Thompson (R) [ z] Scott McCallum (R) Doug La Follette (D) [ l] Jim Doyle (D) Jack Voight (R) John T. Benson (NP/D) 17D, 16R 54R, 45D Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) 5D, 4R Gore /Lieberman (D) N 2001 Scott McCallum (R) [ aa] Margaret Farrow (R) Elizabeth Burmaster (NP/D) 18D, 15R 56R, 43D 2002 2003 Jim Doyle (D) Barbara Lawton (D) Peg Lautenschlager (D) 18R, 15D 58R, 41D 4R, 4D 2004 Kerry /Edwards (D) N 2005 19R, 14D 60R, 39D 2006 2007 J. B. Van Hollen (R) Dawn Marie Sass (D) 18D, 15R 52R, 47D 5D, 3R 2008 Obama /Biden (D) Y 2009 Tony Evers (NP/D) 52D, 46R, 1I 2010 2011 Scott Walker (R) Rebecca Kleefisch (R) Kurt W. Schuller (R) 19R, 14D 59R, 39D, 1I Ron Johnson (R) 5R, 3D 17R, 16D[ ab] 2012 17D, 16R[ ac] 2013 18R, 15D 60R, 39D Tammy Baldwin (D) 2014 2015 Brad Schimel (R) Matt Adamczyk (R) 19R, 14D 63R, 36D 2016 Trump /Pence (R) Y 2017 20R, 13D 64R, 35D 2018 18R, 15D 2019 Tony Evers (D) Mandela Barnes (D) Josh Kaul (D) Sarah Godlewski (D) Carolyn Stanford (NP/D) [ c] 19R, 14D 63R, 36D 2020 Biden /Harris (D) Y 2021 Jill Underly (NP/D) 21R, 12D 61R, 38D 2022 2023 Sara Rodriguez (D) Sarah Godlewski (D) [ c] John Leiber (R) 22R, 11D 64R, 35D 6R, 2D 2024 Trump /Vance (R)Y 2025 18R, 15D 54R, 45D 2026
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^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Died in office. ^a b c Initially, Barstow was declared the winner of the 1855 election, but soon resigned amid claims that he had won through fraudulent means. MacArthur, as lieutenant governor, acted as governor for five days, until theWisconsin Supreme Court declared Barstow's opponent, Bashford, the legitimate governor. Bashford completed the term, with MacArthur continuing to serve as lieutenant governor. ^a b c d e f g h i j k Appointed to fill a vacancy. ^ Resigned to become Chicagosuperintendent of schools. ^ Elected a Unionist, James W. Beardsley, as Speaker.[ 2] ^a b c d As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for remainder of unexpired term. ^ Elected a Republican,Sam Fifield , as Speaker.[ 2] ^ Elected an Independent,John B. Cassoday , as Speaker. He ran on a Unionist ticket.[ 2] ^ Elected a Greenback,Augustus Barrows , as Speaker.[ 2] ^ During Rusk's first term, theWisconsin Constitution was amended to provide that all elections of state and county officers would henceforth take place in even-numbered years. By the provisions of the amendment, the terms of all officials who would have left office in 1884, including Rusk, were extended by one year. ^ Also nominated by the Democratic Party and the Prohibition Party. ^a b c d Resigned. ^ La Follette nominated himself to Wisconsin's vacant U.S. Senate seat in 1905 and was confirmed by the state Senate; he held both offices, leaving the senate seat unfilled, until he resigned from the office of governor to take his seat in the Senate. ^a b Failed to give required bond. ^ Elected a Democrat,Harry W. Bolens , as President Pro Tempore.[ 3] ^ Elected a Progressive,Jorge W. Carow , as Speaker.[ 4] ^ Resigned to take an appointment to the state tax commission. ^ Elected a Progressive,Walter J. Rush , as President Pro Tempore.[ 5] ^ Elected a Progressive,Paul Alfonsi , as Speaker.[ 6] ^a b Loomis was elected in 1942 but died before taking office. Per a ruling of theWisconsin Supreme Court , Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, acted as governor for the term. ^ Resigned to become State Insurance Commissioner. ^ The 47th Assembly district was vacant for most of this term due to a resignation followed by a disputed special election. ^ On April 6, 1993, three special elections were held, and in two of them, Republicans flipped the seats to their control, and thus took control of the chamber on April 20.[ 7] [ 8] ^ On June 4, 1996, a special election was held, and Democrats flipped the seat to their control, and thus took control of the chamber on June 19.[ 9] ^ On April 7, 1998, a special election was held, and Republicans flipped the seat to their control, and thus took control of the chamber on April 20.[ 10] [ 8] ^ Resigned to becomeUnited States Secretary of Health and Human Services . ^ Ascended to the governorship upon Gov. Thompson's resignation. ^ See2011 Wisconsin Senate recall elections . ^ See2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections . ^a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.).State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book ^a b c d The State of Wisconsin Blue Book ^ The State of Wisconsin Blue Book ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (1997).American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994 ISBN 978-0-313-30214-5 ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YQUtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6tMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4362,5129113&hl=en [dead link ^ The State of Wisconsin Blue Book ^ Journal of the Senate ^a b "President of the Senate Brian Rude" . Archived fromthe original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved2015-10-16 .^ "Wisconsin Legislature: SJ96171" .docs.legis.wisconsin.gov . Retrieved2021-06-30 .^ "Wisconsin Legislature: sj042198e" .docs.legis.wisconsin.gov . Retrieved2021-06-30 .
