The results of the November 5 general election once again show how Wisconsin is indeed a purple state. While Wisconsinites narrowly voted to elect former President Donald Trump, a Republican, to the Presidency, our state’s voters also re-elected Democrat Tammy Baldwin to the U.S. Senate. This is a situation that has not occurred in Wisconsin in over half a century.
In the State Assembly and Senate, the current Republican majorities lost a total of 14 seats – 10 in the Assembly and 4 in the Senate. It was expected that Republicans would lose seats in both chambers of the Legislature, but not enough to lose the majority – which is what happened. This was due to the fact that new legislative districts were put in place earlier this year.
For a full list of newly-elected state legislators, including photos and a very brief background on each individual, please visit the WisPolitics website.
The following are highlights from the two federal races of note – the race for President and for U.S. Senate:
President
In a race that many observers thought might take several days to finalize, former President Donald Trump prevailed in the nationwide electoral college count over incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris. The Wisconsin results are as follows:
- Former President Donald Trump (R): 49.7%
- Vice President Kamala Harris (D): 48.8%
U.S. Senate
For much of 2024, incumbent U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin held a 5-10% lead over challenger Eric Hovde in the election polls. As the November election got closer, the polls tightened considerably. The results are as follows:
- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D): 49.4%
- Eric Hovde (R): 48.5%
State Assembly
Currently, there is a 64-34 Republican majority in the state Assembly, with one vacant seat in a majority Democratic district in the city of Milwaukee. All 99 Assembly seats were up for election this year.
On Election Day, Republicans won 54 Assembly races, which gives them the majority for the 2025-2026 legislative session. Assembly Republicans now will have 10 fewer seats than they did during the 2023-2024 legislative session. Democrats won 45 Assembly races.
State Senate
At this time, Republicans have a supermajority in the state Senate, with 22 senators, while Democrats have 10 senators, with one vacant seat in a heavily Democratic district in the city of Milwaukee. Roughly half of the senate seats are up for election every two years. As such, 16 of the 33 Senate seats were up for election this year.
The final result in the Senate is that Senate Republicans lost 4 Senate seats, bringing their majority down from 22 seats to 18 seats for the 2025-2026 legislative session. Democrats will have 14 seats in the Senate.
The following incumbent senators lost their bid for re-election:
Senate District 8 – Northern Milwaukee Suburbs
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D): 50.8%
- Sen. Duey Stroebel (R): 49.3%
Senate District 8 – Southcentral Wisconsin North of Madison (and a portion of Madison)
- Sarah Keyeski (D): 51.1%
- Sen. Joan Ballweg (R): 48.9%
