# 2022 Wisconsin Senate election

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The 2022 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. 17 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This was the first election to take place after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. This was the only election to take place under the redistricting plan set out in 2022. Before the election, 21 Senate seats were held by Republicans, and 12 seats were held by Democrats. 11 Republican seats and six Democratic seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2022.
Republicans flipped one Democratic-held Senate seat and achieved a two-thirds supermajority, entering the 106th Wisconsin Legislature with 22 of 33 State Senate seats.

## Results summary

| Seats | Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total |
| Seats | Seats | Democratic | Republican | Total |
| Last election (2020) | Last election (2020) | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Total after last election (2020) | Total after last election (2020) | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Total before this election | Total before this election | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Up for election | Up for election | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| of which: | Vacated | | | |
| of which: | Unopposed | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| This election | This election | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Change from last election | Change from last election | 1 | 1 | |
| Total after this election | Total after this election | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| Change in total | Change in total | 1 | 1 | |
Source: https://elections.wi.gov/elections/election-results#accordion-5601

### Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Senate district 31, 0.9%
* State Senate district 5, 6.52%
* State Senate district 19, 8.12%

## Outgoing incumbents
### Retiring

* Kathy Bernier (R–Chippewa Falls), representing District 23 since 2018, announced in January 2022 that she would not seek reelection. Bernier had made news in 2021 by opposing her party's attempts to undermine the validity of the 2020 United States presidential election. Prominent Republicans loyal to Donald Trump had called for her to resign or be defeated.
* Janet Bewley (D–Mason), representing District 25 since 2014, announced on February 6, 2022, that she would not seek reelection.
* Jon Erpenbach (D–West Point), representing District 27 since 1998, announced on December 9, 2021, that he would not seek reelection.
* Dale Kooyenga (R–Brookfield), representing District 5 since 2019, announced in April 2022 that he would not run for a second term.
* Jerry Petrowski (R–Marathon), representing District 29 since 2012, announced on March 10, 2022, that he would not seek reelection.
* Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville), representing District 15 since 2014, announced on March 9, 2022, that she would not seek reelection.

### Seeking other office

* Roger Roth (R–Appleton), who represented District 19 since 2014, ran instead for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.

## Candidates and results

| Dist. | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race | This race |
| Dist. | Member | Party | First elected | Status | Primary | General | Result |
| 01 | André Jacque | Republican | 2018 | Running | André Jacque (Rep.) Andrea Gage-Michaels (Dem.) | Y André Jacque (Rep.) 59.49% Andrea Gage-Michaels (Dem.) 40.45% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 03 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 2002 | Running | Tim Carpenter (Dem.) Angel Sanchez (Rep.) | Y Tim Carpenter (Dem.) 68.98% Angel Sanchez (Rep.) 30.93% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 05 | Dale Kooyenga | Republican | 2018 | Not running | Jessica Katzenmeyer (Dem.) Tom Palzewicz (Dem.) Rob Hutton (Rep.) | Y Rob Hutton (Rep.) 53.24% Jessica Katzenmeyer (Dem.) 46.66% | New member elected. Republican hold. |
| 07 | Chris Larson | Democratic | 2010 | Running | Peter Gilbert (Rep.) Red Arnold (Rep.) Chris Larson (Dem.) | Y Chris Larson (Dem.) 67.25% Peter Gilbert (Rep.) 32.64% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 09 | Devin LeMahieu | Republican | 2014 | Running | Devin LeMahieu (Rep.) Ruth Villareal (Rep.) Jeanette Deschene (Rep.) | Y Devin LeMahieu (Rep.) 93.64% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 11 | Stephen Nass | Republican | 2014 | Running | Stephen Nass (Rep.) Steven J. Doelder (Dem.) | Y Stephen Nass (Rep.) 58.31% Steven J. Doelder (Dem.) 41.6% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 13 | John Jagler | Republican | 2021 (special) | Running | John Jagler (Rep.) | Y John Jagler (Rep.) 96.69% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 15 | Janis Ringhand | Democratic | 2014 | Not running | Mark Spreitzer (Dem.) Mark Trofimchuck (Rep.) | Y Mark Spreitzer (Dem.) 61.38% Mark Trofimchuck (Rep.) 38.54% | New member elected. Democratic hold. |
| 17 | Howard Marklein | Republican | 2014 | Running | Howard Marklein (Rep.) Pat Skogen (Dem.) | Y Howard Marklein (Rep.) 60.15% Pat Skogen (Dem.) 39.82% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 19 | Roger Roth | Republican | 2014 | Running for lieutenant governor | Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Rep.) Andrew K. Thomsen (Rep.) Kristin M. Alfheim (Dem.) | Y Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Rep.) 54.02% Kristin M. Alfheim (Dem.) 45.94% | New member elected. Republican hold. |
| 21 | Van H. Wanggaard | Republican | 2014 | Running | Van H. Wanggaard (Rep.) Jay Stone (Rep.) | Y Van H. Wanggaard (Rep.) 94.14% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 23 | Kathy Bernier | Republican | 2018 | Not running | Jesse James (Rep.) Brian Westrate (Rep.) Sandra Scholz (Rep.) | Y Jesse James (Rep.) 94.73% | New member elected. Republican hold. |
| 25 | Janet Bewley | Democratic | 2014 | Not running | Romaine Quinn (Rep.) Kelly Westlund (Dem.) | Y Romaine Quinn (Rep.) 56.99% Kelly Westlund (Dem.) 42.96% | New member elected. Republican gain. |
| 27 | Jon Erpenbach | Democratic | 1998 | Not running | Dianne Hesselbein (Dem.) Robert Relph (Rep.) | Y Dianne Hesselbein (Dem.) 67.97% Robert Relph (Rep.) 31.97% | New member elected. Democratic hold. |
| 29 | Jerry Petrowski | Republican | 2021 (recall) | Not running | Jonathan Kaiser (Rep.) Brent Jacobson (Rep.) Cory Tomczyk (Rep.) Bob Look (Dem.) | Y Cory Tomczyk (Rep.) 62.43% Bob Look (Dem.) 37.5% | New member elected. Republican hold. |
| 31 | Jeff Smith | Democratic | 2018 | Running | Jeff Smith (Dem.) David Estenson (Rep.) | Y Jeff Smith (Dem.) 50.42% David Estenson (Rep.) 49.52% | Incumbent re-elected |
| 33 | Chris Kapenga | Republican | 2015 | Running | Chris Kapenga (Rep.) | Y Chris Kapenga (Rep.) 96.4% | Incumbent re-elected |

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |