2010 Legislative Campaign by the Numbers
Posted: July 14, 2010
Updated: July 23, 2010
Original numbers based on nomination papers filed with the Government Accountability Board (GAB) by 5:00 PM, July 13, 2010 and published at 11:55 PM the same night. Current numbers represent changes made by the GAB as of July 22. An asterisk (*) indicates a change from the original posting.
2006 Legislative Campaign • 2008 Legislative Campaign
Number of legislative districts up for reelection in 2010: 116 – 17 in the Senate and all 99 in the Assembly.
Number of legislative candidates on the primary ballot for all legislative districts: 312*
Number of seats in the Legislature left "open" by departing incumbents: 23 – three in the Senate and 20 in the Assembly. That's 20% of all districts up for election.
Number of legislative candidates on the primary ballot for the open seats: 97* (31% of all candidates)
Number of the 23 open seats with both Democratic and Republican primaries: 2
Number of Democratic candidates for the Legislature: 116*
Number of Democratic incumbents: 52
Number of Republican candidates: 170*
Number of Republican incumbents: 40
Number of Libertarian candidates: 7*
Number of Independents: 18*
Number of Independent incumbents: 1, Bob Ziegelbauer, 25th Assembly District, formerly a Democrat.
Number of Wisconsin Green Party candidates: 1
Number of legislative incumbents with primary challengers: 13 (six Democrats and seven Republicans.)
Number of incumbents unopposed in both the primary and November elections: 17 (six Democrats and eleven Republicans).
Number of districts with only one candidate on the November ballot: 25 (Eight Democrats and seventeen Republicans. See table below).
Uncontested Legislative Races on the November Ballot
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S: Senate A: AssemblyD: Democrat R: Republican †Incumbent in a primary. All unopposed candidates are incumbents. ‡Primary candidates in an open seat. The winner faces no opposition in November. |
| District | Candidates |
|---|---|
| A03 | Al Ott (R) |
| A06 | Gary Tauchen (R) |
| A09 | Josh Zepnick (D) |
| A11 | Jason M. Fields (D) |
| A14 | David L. Coon, Dennis Kaun, Dale P. Kooyenga, Chris Maurer, Michael Olen or Ryan Shulander*‡ (R) |
| A16 | James Dieter or Leon Young† (D) |
| A17 | Mike Erdmann or Barbara L. Toles† (D) |
| A18 | Tamara D. Grigsby (D) |
| A23 | Jim Ott (R) |
| A33 | Joe Deklotz, Brian Dorow, Chris Kapenga or Steve Ksobiech‡ (R) |
| A39 | Jeff Fitzgerald (R) |
| A53 | Richard J. Spanbauer (R) |
| A55 | Dean Kaufert (R) |
| A56 | Michelle Litjens, Jim Pleuss or Jay Schroeder‡ (R) |
| A58 | Jeff Kling or Pat Strachota† (R) |
| A59 | Daniel R. LeMahieu (R) |
| A60 | Mark Gottlieb (R) |
| A63 | Robin Vos (R) |
| A65 | John Steinbrink (D) |
| A69 | Scott Suder (R) |
| A78 | Mark Pocan (D) |
| A81 | Kelda Helen Roys (D) |
| A82 | Larry Gamble or Jeff Stone† (R) |
| S19 | Michael Ellis (R) |
| S33 | Tim Dietrich or Rich Zipperer‡ (R) |
