2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Wisconsin Governor
Governor · Wisconsin
Scott Walker (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Barrett (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Scott WalkerRepublican · winner
52.9%1,128,941
Thomas BarrettDemocrat
47.1%1,004,303
2,133,244 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET