WI-Senate Class I Seat

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RaceTracker 2012 Congressional Election Dashboard
2012 House report  ยท 2012 Senate report
House: 435 seats Senate: 33 seats
GOP Dems Total GOP Dems Total
Confirmed primary challenges 5 2 7 5 5 10
Possible primary challenges 0 0 0 0 0 0
Open seats* 16 21 41 3 6 102
1. Includes Joe Lieberman, who is retiring from his Conn. senate seat.
This profile of Wisconsin's Class I U.S. Senate seat, currently filled by Herb Kohl, is part of the RaceTracker project.



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Next election: 2012

Race status [edit race status]


Incumbent: Herb Kohl
Incumbent running? No
Primary challenge? N/a

Candidates [edit candidate list]
Links to names in blue have existing profiles, red links need someone to start one.

Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note
Herb Kohl Democratic Out of race Source September 6, 2011 Retiring.
Tammy Baldwin Democratic Confirmed candidate Source September 6, 2011 Current U.S. Rep for WI-02.
Ronald James Kind Democratic Out of race Source September 15, 2011 Current U.S. Rep. for WI-03.
Steven Kagen Democratic Out of race Source January 5, 2012 Former U.S. Rep.
Mark Neumann Republican Confirmed candidate Source September 6, 2011 Former U.S. Rep.
Jeff Fitzgerald Republican Confirmed candidate Source April 25, 2011 Current Wisc. Assembly Speaker.
Tommy G. Thompson Republican Confirmed candidate Source September 19, 2011 Former Wisc. Governor.
Frank Lasee Republican Out of race Source April 9, 2012 Current Wisc. state senator
Ted Kanavas Republican Out of race Source September 29, 2011 Former Wisc. state senator
Eric Hovde Republican Confirmed candidate Source April 25, 2012
Kip Smith Republican Confirmed candidate Source April 25, 2012

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Results [edit election results]

2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner
TBD TBD

Last election: 2006

Incumbent: Herb Kohl

Candidates

Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note
Herb Kohl Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed)
Robert Lorge Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed)

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Results

Primary winners: Robert Lorge, Herb Kohl
General election winner: Herb Kohl

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See also

External articles

Elections.DailyKos posts tagged "WI-Sen" (link)

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