2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Wisconsin Senate District 9
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Joseph K. Leibham (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating James R. Baumgart (D) by 0.1 points.
Joseph K. LeibhamRepublican · winner
50.0%27,858
James R. BaumgartDemocrat · incumbent
50.0%27,812
55,670 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET