Electoral History
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 116,377 | 52.49% | +11.49 | |
| Republican | Josephine Musser | 103,528 | 46.69% | -10.68% | |
| Write-ins | 1,578 | 0.80% | +0.76% | ||
| Turnout | 221,693 | -21.50% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 163,534 | 51.36% | -1.13% | |
| Republican | John Sharpless | 154,632 | 48.56% | +2.07% | |
| Write-ins | 214 | 0.06% | -0.70% | ||
| Turnout | 318,380 | +30.36 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 163,313 | 66.00% | +14.64 | |
| Republican | Ron Greer | 83,694 | 33.82% | -14.74% | |
| Write-ins | 403 | 0.16% | +0.10 | ||
| Turnout | 247,410 | -28.68% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 251,637 | 63.26% | -2.74% | |
| Republican | Dave Magnum | 145,810 | 36.66% | +2.84% | |
| Write-ins | 277 | 0.06% | -0.10% | ||
| Turnout | 397,724 | +37.79% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 191,414 | 62.82% | -0.56% | |
| Republican | Dave Magnum | 113,015 | 37.09% | +0.53% | |
| Write-ins | 259 | 0.08% | +0.02% | ||
| Turnout | 304,688 | -23.39% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 277,914 | 69.33% | +6.51% | |
| Republican | Peter Theron | 122,513 | 30.56% | 6.53% | |
| Write-ins | 414 | 0.10% | |||
| Turnout | 400,841 | +23.98% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 191,164 | 61.73% | -7.60% | |
| Republican | Chad Lee | 118,099 | 38.16% | +7.60% | |
| Write-ins | 197 | 0.06% | -0.04% | ||
| Turnout | 309,460 | -22.79% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election, 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tammy Baldwin | 1,544,274 | 51.5% | ||
| Republican | Tommy Thompson | 1,377,253 | 45.9% | ||
| Libertarian | Joseph Kexel | 61,908 | 2.1% | ||
| I.D.E.A. (Independent Democratic Enforcement Alliance) | Nimrod Allen III | 16,327 | 0.5% | ||
| Turnout | 2,999,762 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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