2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wisconsin.

Incumbent two-term Republican Senator Ron Johnson is eligible to seek a third term, although he said in 2016 that he planned to only serve two terms.^[1] However, in 2019, he said that he would not rule anything out about either running for a third term or instead run for governor.^[2] Regardless of if he runs again or not, Wisconsin's seat is expected to be one of the most heavily targeted seats by national Democrats in 2022 for a potential flip and one of the most important seats to determine Senate control, due to recent statewide wins for the party in the state in 2018 and 2020.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

David Beth, Kenosha County sheriff^[4]
Sean Duffy, former U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district (2011–2019) ^[5]
Mike Gallagher, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district^[6]
Ron Johnson, incumbent U.S. Senator^[7]^[8]
Bryan Steil, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district^[6]

Declined

Scott Walker, former Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019) ^[9]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Gillian Battino, radiologist^[10]
Tom Nelson, Outagamie County executive, former majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2010, and nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2016^[11]

Publicly expressed interest

Sarah Godlewski, Wisconsin State Treasurer^[12]

Potential

Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin^[11] ^[13]
Josh Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin^[11]
Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks^[11]

Declined

Mark Pocan, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district^[14]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[15]	Lean R	January 25, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Lean R	January 28, 2021
Inside Elections^[17]	Battleground	January 25, 2021

References

^ Carney, Jordain (October 10, 2016). "Ron Johnson pledges to retire after serving one more Senate term". The Hill. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ "Sen. Ron Johnson not ruling out 2022 run for governor". Green Bay, Wisconsin: WBAY-TV. Associated Press. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^ "Seven Senate Races to Watch in 2022". The Hill. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ Schenek, Dan (March 17, 2017). "Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says he may run for U.S. Senate seat in 5 years". Radio 620 WTMJ. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^ "Congressman Sean Duffy reveals 9th child has 'holes in heart'". Today. Associated Press. August 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Vetterkind, Riley. "Need more scares after Halloween? The next election in Wisconsin has already started". madison.com.
^ "Sen. Ron Johnson not ruling out 2022 run for governor". Green Bay, Wisconsin: WBAY-TV. Associated Press. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Kelly Meyerhofer (July 18, 2019). "Scott Walker takes new job, says he won't run for office in 2022". Wisconsin State Journal.
^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY". Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Korecki, Natasha (October 26, 2020). "Democrats already angling to take out Ron Johnson in 2022". Politico. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ "State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski thinking about 2022 U.S. Senate run". TMJ4. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Bauer, Scott (October 26, 2020). "Democrat Tom Nelson announces 2022 bid to unseat Johnson". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ Langrehr, Jaymes (January 4, 2021). "Rep. Mark Pocan says he won't run for Sen. Ron Johnson's seat in 2022". WISC-TV – Channel3000.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate Election: A First Look". Inside elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

External links

Official campaign websites

Tom Nelson (D) for Senate

[jcarney1-1] Carney, Jordain (October 10, 2016). "Ron Johnson pledges to retire after serving one more Senate term". The Hill. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

[2] "Sen. Ron Johnson not ruling out 2022 run for governor". Green Bay, Wisconsin: WBAY-TV. Associated Press. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

[3] "Seven Senate Races to Watch in 2022". The Hill. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[4] Schenek, Dan (March 17, 2017). "Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says he may run for U.S. Senate seat in 5 years". Radio 620 WTMJ. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

[5] "Congressman Sean Duffy reveals 9th child has 'holes in heart'". Today. Associated Press. August 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[Madison.com-6] Vetterkind, Riley. "Need more scares after Halloween? The next election in Wisconsin has already started". madison.com.

[7] "Sen. Ron Johnson not ruling out 2022 run for governor". Green Bay, Wisconsin: WBAY-TV. Associated Press. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

[8] "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[9] Kelly Meyerhofer (July 18, 2019). "Scott Walker takes new job, says he won't run for office in 2022". Wisconsin State Journal.

[10] "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY". Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[P1-11] Korecki, Natasha (October 26, 2020). "Democrats already angling to take out Ron Johnson in 2022". Politico. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[12] "State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski thinking about 2022 U.S. Senate run". TMJ4. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[13] Bauer, Scott (October 26, 2020). "Democrat Tom Nelson announces 2022 bid to unseat Johnson". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[14] Langrehr, Jaymes (January 4, 2021). "Rep. Mark Pocan says he won't run for Sen. Ron Johnson's seat in 2022". WISC-TV – Channel3000.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[Cook_PR-15] "2022 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-16] "2022 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[Inside_elections-17] "2022 Senate Election: A First Look". Inside elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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