Political party strength in Wisconsin explained

The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, including: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate,[1] State Assembly,[1] the State delegation to the United States Senate, and the State delegation to the United States House of Representatives. For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

By year

Wisconsin Territory: 1836–1848

YearExecutive officesTerritorial Assemb.U.S. Congress
class=unsortableGovernor!class=unsortableSecretary of State!class=unsortableAttorney General!class=unsortableCouncil!class=unsortableHouse!class=unsortableDelegate
1836Henry Dodge (J)John S. HornerHenry S. Baird (W)11none
1837William B. Slaughter11George Wallace Jones (J)
1838Henry Dodge (D)11George Wallace Jones (D)
183922James D. Doty (D)
1840Horatio Wells (D)22
1841Francis J. Dunn33Henry Dodge (D)
1842James Duane Doty (D)Alexander Pope Field (W)Mortimer M. Jackson (W)33
184344
1844Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)George R. C. FloydWilliam Pitt Lynde (D)44
1845Henry Dodge (D)Mortimer M. Jackson (W)44Morgan L. Martin (D)
1846John Catlin (D)A. Hyatt Smith (D)44
184755John H. Tweedy (W)
184855Henry Hastings Sibley (D)

1848–1899

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortableGovernor!class=unsortableLieutenant Governor!class=unsortableSecretary of State!class=unsortableAttorney General!class=unsortableTreasurer!class=unsortableSupt. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortableState Senate!class=unsortableState Assembly!class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class I)!		class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class III)!		class=unsortableU.S.
House
1848Nelson Dewey (D)John Edwin Holmes (D)Thomas McHugh (D)James S. Brown (D)Jairus C. Fairchild (D)Eleazer Root (W)16D, 3W49D, 17WHenry Dodge (D)Isaac P. Walker (D)2DCass/
Butler (D)
184914D, 4FS, 1W36D, 16FS, 14W1FS, 1W, 1D
1850Samuel Beall (D)William A. Barstow (D)S. Park Coon (D)12D, 4W, 2FS, 1?41D, 17W, 8FS
185114D, 3W, 2FS46D, 11W, 9FS2D, 1FS
1852Leonard J. Farwell (W)Timothy Burns (D)Charles D. Robinson (D)Experience Estabrook (D)Edward H. Janssen (D)Azel P. Ladd (D)13D, 5W, 1FS31W, 28D, 6FS, 1 vac.Pierce/
King (D)
1853vacant18D, 7W51D, 22W, 7FS, 2I3D
1854William A. Barstow (D)James T. Lewis (D)Alexander T. Gray (D)George Baldwin Smith (D)Hiram A. Wright (D)20D, 5W50D, 25W, 8FS
185513D, 12R44R, 33D, 5I, 1?Charles Durkee (R)2R, 1D
1856Arthur MacArthur Sr. (D)David W. Jones (D)William R. Smith (D)Charles Kuehn (D)A. Constantine Barry (D)13R, 12D45D, 35R, 1I, 2?Fremont/
Dayton (R)
Arthur MacArthur Sr. (D)vacant
Coles Bashford (R)Arthur MacArthur Sr. (D)
185719R, 11D62R, 33D, 2IJames R. Doolittle (R)3R
1858Alexander Randall (R)Erasmus D. Campbell (D)Gabriel Bouck (D)Samuel D. Hastings (R)Lyman Draper (D)18R, 12D49R, 48D
185916R, 14D55R, 42D2R, 1D
1860Butler Noble (R)Louis P. Harvey (R)James Henry Howe (R)Josiah Little Pickard (R)17R, 13D58R, 39DLincoln/
Hamlin (R)
186122R, 8D70R, 27DTimothy O. Howe (R)3R
1862Louis P. Harvey (U)Edward Salomon (U)James T. Lewis (U)Winfield Smith (R)20R, 11D, 3U44R, 33D, 23U
Edward Salomon (U)vacant
186318R, 16D, 1U53R, 45D, 2U3D, 3R
1864James T. Lewis (NU)Wyman Spooner (NU)Lucius Fairchild (D)John G. McMynn (NU)22NU, 11D75NU, 25DLincoln/
Johnson (NU)
186525NU, 8D67NU, 33D5R, 1D
1866Lucius Fairchild (NU)Thomas Allen (NU)Charles R. Gill (NU)William E. Smith (NU)23NU, 10D67NU, 33D
186722NU, 11D74NU, 25D, 1WD
1868Alexander J. Craig (R)18R, 15D59R, 41DGrant/
Colfax (R)
186919R, 14D68R, 32DMatthew H. Carpenter (R)
1870Thaddeus C. Pound (R)Llywelyn Breese (R)Stephen Steele Barlow (R)Henry Baetz (R)Samuel Fallows (R)19R, 11D, 3I55R, 38D, 7I
187119R, 14D57R, 41D, 2I4R, 2D
1872Cadwallader C. Washburn (R)Milton Pettit (R)23R, 9D, 1I58R, 38D, 4IGrant/
Wilson (R)
1873vacant17R, 16D60D, 40R6R, 2D
1874William Robert Taylor (D)Charles D. Parker (D)Peter Doyle (D)A. Scott Sloan (R)Ferdinand Kuehn (D)Edward Searing (LR)17R, 15D, 1I64R, 35D, 4I
187560D, 40RAngus Cameron (R)5R, 3D
1876Harrison Ludington (R)21R, 12D49D, 47R, 4IHayes/
Wheeler (R)
187748R, 40D, 7GB, 4I, 1S
1878William E. Smith (R)James M. Bingham (R)Hans Warner (R)Alexander Wilson (R)Richard W. Guenther (R)William Clarke Whitford (R)24R, 9D45R, 41D, 13GB, 1S
187966R, 25D, 9GBMatthew H. Carpenter (R)
188025R, 8D70R, 29D, 1GBGarfield/
Arthur (R)
188124R, 9D78R, 22DPhiletus Sawyer (R)Angus Cameron (R)
1882Jeremiah M. Rusk (R)Sam Fifield (R)Ernst Timme (R)Leander F. Frisby (R)Edward C. McFetridge (R)Robert Graham (R)23R, 10D64R, 34D, 2I
188318R, 15D63R, 37D6D, 3R
1884Blaine/
Logan (R)
188520R, 13D61R, 39DJohn Coit Spooner (R)7R, 2D
1886
1887George Washington Ryland (R)Charles E. Estabrook (R)Henry B. Harshaw (R)Jesse B. Thayer (R)25R, 6D, 1Pop, 1I57R, 30D, 6Pop, 4ID, 3I7R, 1D, 1Lab
1888Harrison/
Morton (R)
1889William D. Hoard (R)24R, 6D, 2, 1I71R, 29D7R, 2D
1890
1891George Wilbur Peck (D)Charles Jonas (D)Thomas Cunningham (D)James L. O'Connor (D)John Hunner (D)Oliver Elwin Wells (D)19D, 14R66D, 33R, 1ULWilliam F. Vilas (D)8D, 1R
1892Cleveland/
Stevenson (D)
189326D, 7R56D, 44RJohn L. Mitchell (D)6D, 4R
1894
1895William H. Upham (R)Emil Baensch (R)Henry Casson (R)William H. Mylrea (R)Sewell A. Peterson (R)John Q. Emery (R)20R, 13D81R, 19D10R
1896McKinley/
Hobart (R)
1897Edward Scofield (R)29R, 4D90R, 9D, 1FusJohn Coit Spooner (R)
1898
1899Jesse Stone (R)William Froehlich (R)Emmett R. Hicks (R)James O. Davidson (R)Lorenzo D. Harvey (R)31R, 2D81R, 19DJoseph V. Quarles (R)

1900–1949

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral
votes
class=unsortableGovernor!class=unsortableLieutenant
Governor!		class=unsortableSecretary of State!class=unsortableAttorney General!class=unsortableTreasurer!class=unsortableSupt. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortableState Senate!class=unsortableState Assembly!class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class I)!		class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class III)!		class=unsortableU.S.
House
1900Edward Scofield (R)Jesse Stone (R)William Froehlich (R)Emmett R. Hicks (R)James O. Davidson (R)Lorenzo D. Harvey (R)31R, 2D81R, 19DJoseph V. Quarles (R)John Coit Spooner (R)10RMcKinley/
Roosevelt (R)
1901Robert M. La Follette (R)82R, 18D
1902James O. Davidson (R)
1903Walter Houser (R)Lafayette M.
Sturdevant (R)		John J. Kempf (R)Charles P. Cary (R)30R, 3D75R, 25D10R, 1D
1904Thomas M. Purtell (R)Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)
1905John J. Kempf (R)Charles P. Cary (NP/R)28R, 4D, 1SD85R, 11D, 4SD10R, 1D
1906James O. Davidson (R)vacantRobert M. La Follette (R)
1907William D. Connor (R)James A. Frear (R)Frank L. Gilbert (R)Andrew H. Dahl (R)27R, 5D, 1SD76R, 19D, 5SDIsaac Stephenson (R)9R, 2D
1908Taft/
Sherman (R)
1909John Strange (R)28R, 4D, 1SD80R, 17D, 3SD10R, 1D
1910
1911Francis E. McGovern (R)Thomas Morris (R)Levi H. Bancroft (R)27R, 4D, 2SD59R, 29D, 12SD8R, 2D, 1Soc
1912Wilson/
Marshall (D)
1913John Donald (R)Walter C. Owen (R)Henry Johnson (R)23R, 9D, 1SD57R, 37D, 6SD8R, 3D
1914
1915Emanuel L. Philipp (R)Edward Dithmar (R)21R, 11D, 1SD63R, 29D, 8SDPaul O. Husting (D)
1916Hughes/
Fairbanks (R)
1917Merlin Hull (R)24R, 6D, 3Soc79R, 14D, 7Soc11R
1918Spencer Haven (R)Irvine Lenroot (R)
1919John J. Blaine (R)27R, 4Soc, 2D79R, 16Soc, 5D10R, 1Soc
1920Harding/
Coolidge (R)
1921John J. Blaine (R)George Comings (R)Elmer Hall (R)William J. Morgan (R)John Callahan (NP)92R, 6Soc, 2D11R
1922
1923Fred R. Zimmerman (R)Herman Ekern (R)Solomon Levitan (R)30R, 3Soc89R, 10Soc, 1D10R, 1Soc
1924La Follette/
Wheeler (Prog)
1925Henry Huber (R)29R, 4Soc91R, 8Soc, 1DRobert M. La Follette Jr. (R)
1926
1927Fred R. Zimmerman (R)Theodore Dammann (R)John W. Reynolds Sr. (R)31R, 2Soc89R, 8Soc, 3DJohn J. Blaine (R)
1928Hoover/
Curtis (R)
1929Walter J. Kohler Sr. (R)91R, 5D, 3Soc, 1I11R
1930
1931Philip La Follette (R)30R, 2Soc, 1D88R, 9Soc, 3D10R, 1D
1932Roosevelt/
Garner (D)
1933Albert G. Schmedeman (D)Thomas J. O'Malley (D)James E. Finnegan (D)Robert Kirkland Henry (D)23R, 9D, 1Soc59D, 38R, 3SocF. Ryan Duffy (D)5D, 5R
1934
1935Philip La Follette Theodore Dammann (WP)14D, 13WP, 6R45WP, 35D, 17R, 3SocRobert M. La Follette Jr. (WP)7WP, 3D
1936Henry Gunderson (WP)
1937Herman Ekern (WP)Orland Steen Loomis (WP)Solomon Levitan (WP)16WP, 9D, 8R46WP, 31D, 21R, 2Soc
1938
1939Julius P. Heil (R)Walter Samuel Goodland (R)Fred R. Zimmerman (R)John E. Martin (R)John M. Smith (R)16R, 11WP, 6D53R, 32WP, 15DAlexander Wiley (R)8R, 2WP
1940Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)
194123R, 6WP, 4D60R, 25WP, 15D6R, 3WP, 1D
1942
1943Orland Steen Loomis (WP)73R, 14D, 13WP5R, 3D, 2WP
Walter Samuel
Goodland (R)		vacant
1944Dewey/
Bricker (R)
1945Oscar Rennebohm (R)22R, 6D, 5WP75R, 19D, 5WP7R, 2D, 1WP
1946
1947Oscar Rennebohm (R)vacantJohn L. Sonderegger (R)27R, 5D, 1WP88R, 12DJoseph McCarthy (R)10R
1948
Grover L. Broadfoot (R)Clyde M. Johnston (NP)Truman/
Barkley (D)
1949George M. Smith (R)Thomas E. Fairchild (D)Warren R. Smith (R)George Earl Watson (NP)28R, 5D74R, 26D8R, 2D

1950–1999

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortableGovernor!class=unsortableLieutenant Governor!class=unsortableSecretary of State!class=unsortableAttorney General!class=unsortableTreasurer!class=unsortableState Senate!class=unsortableState Assembly!class=unsortableU.S. Senator (Class I)!class=unsortableU.S. Senator (Class III)!class=unsortableU.S. House
1950Oscar Rennebohm (R)George M. Smith (R)Fred R. Zimmerman (R)Thomas E. Fairchild (D)Warren R. Smith (R)28R, 5D74R, 26DJoseph McCarthy (R)Alexander Wiley (R)8R, 2DTruman/
Barkley (D)
1951Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R)Vernon W. Thomson (R)26R, 7D76R, 24D9R, 1D
1952Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)
195375R, 25D
1954Louis Allis (R)
1955Warren P. Knowles (R)Glenn M. Wise (R)25R, 8D64R, 36D7R, 3D
1956
1957Vernon W. Thomson (R)Robert C. Zimmerman (R)Stewart G. Honeck (R)23R, 10D67R, 33DWilliam Proxmire (D)
1958Dena A. Smith (R)
1959Gaylord Nelson (D)Philleo Nash (D)John W. Reynolds Jr. (D)Eugene M. Lamb (D)20R, 13D55D, 45R5D, 5R
1960Nixon/
Lodge (R)
1961Warren P. Knowles (R)Dena A. Smith (R)55R, 45D6R, 4D
1962
1963John W. Reynolds Jr. (D)Jack B. Olson (R)George Thompson (R)22R, 11D53R, 47DGaylord Nelson (D)
1964Johnson/
Humphrey (D)
1965Warren P. Knowles (R)Patrick Lucey (D)Bronson La Follette (D)20R, 13D52D, 48R5D, 5R
1966
196721R, 12D52R, 48D7R, 3D
1968Jack B. Olson (R)Harold W. Clemens (R)Nixon/
Agnew (R)
1969Robert W. Warren (R)23R, 10D52R, 48D6R, 4D
1970
1971Patrick Lucey (D)Martin J. Schreiber (D)Charles P. Smith (D)20R, 13D67D, 33R5D, 5R
1972
1973Victor A. Miller (D)18R, 15D62D, 37R5D, 4R
1974Bronson La Follette (D)
1975Doug La Follette (D)19D, 14R63D, 36R7D, 2R
1976Carter/
Mondale (D)
1977Martin J. Schreiber (D)vacant23D, 10R66D, 33R
1978
1979Lee S. Dreyfus (R)Russell Olson (R)Vel Phillips (D)21D, 12R60D, 39R6D, 3R
1980Reagan/
Bush (R)
198119D, 14R58D, 40R, 1 vac.Bob Kasten (R)5D, 4R
1982
1983Tony Earl (D)James Flynn (D)Doug La Follette (D)19D, 14R59D, 40R
1984
198519D, 14R52D, 47R
1986
1987Tommy Thompson (R)Scott McCallum (R)Don Hanaway (R)54D, 45R
1988Dukakis/
Bentsen (D)
198920D, 13R56D, 43RHerb Kohl (D)
1990
1991Jim Doyle (D)Cathy Zeuske (R)19D, 14R58D, 41R5R, 4D
1992Clinton/
Gore (D)
199318D, 15R52D, 47RRuss Feingold (D)
17R, 16D
1994
1995Jack Voight (R)51R, 48D6R, 3D
1996
17D, 16R
199752R, 47D5D, 4R
1998
17R, 16D
199917D, 16R54R, 45D

2000–present

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortableGovernor!class=unsortableLieutenant Governor!class=unsortableSecretary
of State!		class=unsortableAttorney General!class=unsortableTreasurer!class=unsortableSup. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortableState Senate!class=unsortableState Assembly!class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class I)!		class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class III)!		class=unsortableU.S.
House
2000Tommy Thompson (R)Scott McCallum (R)Doug La Follette (D)Jim Doyle (D)Jack Voight (R)John T. Benson (NP/D)17D, 16R54R, 45DHerb Kohl (D)Russ Feingold (D)5D, 4RGore/
Lieberman (D)
2001Scott McCallum (R)Margaret Farrow (R)Elizabeth Burmaster (NP/D)18D, 15R56R, 43D
2002
2003Jim Doyle (D)Barbara Lawton (D)Peg Lautenschlager (D)18R, 15D58R, 41D4R, 4D
2004Kerry/
Edwards (D)
200519R, 14D60R, 39D
2006
2007J. B. Van Hollen (R)Dawn Marie Sass (D)18D, 15R52R, 47D5D, 3R
2008Obama/
Biden (D)
2009Tony Evers (NP/D)52D, 46R, 1I
2010
2011Scott Walker (R)Rebecca Kleefisch (R)Kurt W. Schuller (R)19R, 14D59R, 39D, 1IRon Johnson (R)5R, 3D
17R, 16D
201217D, 16R
201318R, 15D60R, 39DTammy Baldwin (D)
2014
2015Brad Schimel (R)Matt Adamczyk (R)19R, 14D63R, 36D
2016Trump/
Pence (R)
201720R, 13D64R, 35D
201818R, 15D
2019Tony Evers (D)Mandela Barnes (D)Josh Kaul (D)Sarah Godlewski (D)Carolyn Stanford
Taylor (NP/D)		19R, 14D63R, 36D
2020Biden/
Harris (D)
2021Jill Underly (NP/D)21R, 12D61R, 38D
2022
2023Sara Rodriguez (D)Sarah Godlewski (D)John Leiber (R)22R, 11D64R, 35D6R, 2D
2024

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2005, p. 271.

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