1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Wisconsin Senate District 10
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Richard Shoemaker (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating William F. Berndt (R) by 11.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard ShoemakerDemocrat · winner
55.9%37,608
William F. BerndtRepublican
44.1%29,678
67,290 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET