United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin will take place on November 6, 2012 alongside a U.S. presidential election

United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...

as well as other elections to the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

and House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl

Herb Kohl

Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl is the senior U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a philanthropist and the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team...

decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a fifth term.

Background

On November 7, 2006, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl

Herb Kohl

was re-elected to his fourth consecutive six-year term against Robert Lorge after receiving 67.3% of the vote. Kohl's lack of fundraising suggested his potential retirement. There was speculation that Kohl might decide to retire so as to allow Russ Feingold

Russ Feingold

Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.He is a recipient of the John F...

to run again, having lost his re-election bid in 2010, although Mike Tate, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party

Democratic Party of Wisconsin

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. As of 2009, it is headed by state party chairman Mike Tate, who is the youngest chairman of a state party...

, dismissed speculation regarding Kohl's potential retirement. Kohl has since announced that he will not seek re-election in 2012.

Congressman and House Budget Committee

United States House Committee on the Budget

The U.S. House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress...

Chairman Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

stated he would not run against Kohl if he had sought re-election, but would contemplate a run if Kohl retired. However, he later stated that he was "95 percent sure" that he would not run.

Potential

Kevin Conroy, Biotech Executive
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk is an American politician who was the County Executive of Dane County, Wisconsin, serving from 1997 until 2011. In 2006, she was the Democratic Party nominee for the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. She was an Assistant Attorney General and Public Intervenor in the Wisconsin...

, former Dane County Executive
Steve Kagen
Steve Kagen
Steven Leslie Kagen, M.D. is a physician and was the U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

, former U.S. Representative

Declined

Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett (politician)
Thomas Mark "Tom" Barrett is the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving since 2004. He ran for Governor of Wisconsin in November 2010, losing by a margin of 52 percent to 47 percent to Republican Scott Walker. Previously, Barrett served in the United States House of Representatives...

, Mayor of Milwaukee
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.He is a recipient of the John F...

, former U.S. senator
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
Ronald James "Ron" Kind is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district is located in the western portion of the state and is anchored by La Crosse and Eau Claire and Platteville....

, U.S. representative
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl is the senior U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a philanthropist and the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team...

, incumbent U.S. senator
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
Gwendolynne Sophia Moore is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Milwaukee and also includes South Milwaukee, Cudahy and St. Francis, and part of West Allis. She is the first woman to represent the district...

, U.S. representative
Tim Sullivan, businessman

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin	Jon Erpenbach	Steve Kagen	Kathleen Falk	Ron Kind	Barbara Lawton	Gwen Moore	Other/ Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	783	± 3.5%	30%	13%	17%	4%	16%	3%	6%	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin	Steve Kagen	Ron Kind	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	387	± 5.0%	37%	15%	21%	—	27%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin	Steve Kagen	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	387	± 5.0%	48%	19%	—	33%
Magellan Strategies	July 12-13, 2011	627	± 3.9%	46%	21%	—	33%

Declared

Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald (Wisconsin politician)
Jeff Fitzgerald is an American politician. He is a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 39th Assembly District since 2000. He is the Speaker of the Assembly in the 100th Wisconsin Legislature....

, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Frank Lasee
Frank Lasee
Frank Lasee is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 1st Senate District since 2011. Previous senator representing this district was his cousin, Alan Lasee...

, state senator
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
Mark W. Neumann is a businessman and politician. He represented from 1995 to 1999. In 2010, Neumann lost a bid to become the Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin. Neumann is currently a candidate for U.S...

, former U.S. representative
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
Thomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls...

, former governor and former Secretary of Health and Human Services

Potential

Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator and reality television personality. He first entered public life as a cast member on The Real World: Boston and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district...

, U.S. Representative
Scott L. Fitzgerald
Scott L. Fitzgerald
Scott L. Fitzgerald is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 13th District since 1994.-Early life, education and career:...

, Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader
Mark Green, former U.S. Representative
Eric Hovde, former CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

of Hovde Capital Advisors
Michael Huebsch
Michael Huebsch
Michael "Mike" Huebsch is a Wisconsin Republican Party politician and former legislator.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Huebsch graduated from Onalaska High School and attended Oral Roberts University. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1995 through 2011. From 2007-2009, he served as...

, former state representative and former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch is a former television news anchor, turned American politician, and is currently serving as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin...

, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
Timothy J. Michels is a former U.S. Senate candidate from Wisconsin. He earned the Republican nomination on September 15, 2004 for the U.S. Senate to run against the incumbent Senator, Russ Feingold. He defeated well-known car dealer Russ Darrow, Jr., State Senator Bob Welch, and attorney Robert...

, businessman and 2004 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
Reinhold Reince Priebus is the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He is also a previous chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin....

, RNC Chairman

Declined

Theodore Kanavas
Theodore Kanavas
Theodore "Ted" Kanavas is an American politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the state's thirty-third district. He is a member of the Republican Party of Wisconsin....

, former state senator
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

, U.S. representative
Tim Sullivan, businessman
J. B. Van Hollen
J. B. Van Hollen
John Byron "J.B." Van Hollen is the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin. A Republican, he was elected to the office in November 2006 and took office on January 3, 2007, succeeding Democrat Peg Lautenschlager.-Background:...

, Wisconsin Attorney General

Campaign

According to Politico

Politico (newspaper)

The Politico is an American political journalism organization based in Arlington, Virginia, that distributes its content via television, the Internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage of Washington, D.C., includes the U.S. Congress, lobbying, media and the Presidency...

, former Governor Thompson told friends that he is planning to run for the seat. In August 2011, Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald

Jeff Fitzgerald (Wisconsin politician)

Jeff Fitzgerald is an American politician. He is a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 39th Assembly District since 2000. He is the Speaker of the Assembly in the 100th Wisconsin Legislature....

told Newsradio WTMJ

WTMJ (AM)

WTMJ is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin broadcasting at 620 AM. It is a 50,000-watt station airing a format of news, talk and sports. WTMJ is owned by Journal Broadcast Group, which also owns the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and sister station WLWK-FM....

's Charlie Sykes that he is 99% sure he will run for the seat, only one week after his brother told Politico that Jeff was probably going to run.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Fitzgerald	Mark Neumann	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	650	± 3.8%	28%	44%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Fitzgerald	Tommy Thompson	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	650	± 3.8%	35%	47%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Neumann	Tommy Thompson	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	650	± 3.8%	39%	43%	—	17%
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	362	± 5.2%	39%	47%	—	13%
Magellan Strategies	July 12-13, 2011	638	± 3.9%	36%	44%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Fitzgerald	Frank Lasee	Mark Neumann	Tommy Thompson	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	650	± 3.8%	21%	4%	29%	35%	—	11%
Magellan Strategies	July 12-13, 2011	638	± 3.9%	15%	—	26%	41%	—	18%

Endorsements

Endorsements for Mark Neumann

Endorsements for Tommy Thompson

with Tammy Baldwin

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin (D)	Jeff Fitzgerald (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	October 26, 2011	500	± 4.5%	46%	39%	4%	6%
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	1,170	± 2.9%	44%	40%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	1,636	± 2.4%	48%	37%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin (D)	Frank Lasee (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	1,170	± 2.9%	44%	37%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin (D)	Mark Neumann (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	October 26, 2011	500	± 4.5%	44%	43%	4%	9%
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	1,170	± 2.9%	44%	43%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	830	± 3.4%	40%	44%	—	15%
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	1,636	± 2.4%	46%	41%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tammy Baldwin (D)	Tommy Thompson (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	October 26, 2011	500	± 4.5%	42%	49%	4%	6%
Public Policy Polling	October 20-23, 2011	1,170	± 2.9%	44%	46%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	830	± 3.4%	42%	50%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	1,636	± 2.4%	44%	45%	—	11%

with Steve Kagen

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Kagen (D)	Jeff Fitzgerald (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	1,636	± 2.4%	43%	38%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Kagen (D)	Mark Neumann (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	830	± 3.4%	38%	45%	—	17%
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	1,636	± 2.4%	42%	41%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Kagen (D)	Tommy Thompson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 12-14, 2011	830	± 3.4%	41%	49%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling	May 19-22, 2011	1,636	± 2.4%	42%	45%	—	13%

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Democratic Primary Polling
with Russ Feingold
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! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
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size
! Margin of
error
! Tammy
Baldwin
! Jon
Erpenbach
! Russ
Feingold
! Steve
Kagen
! Kathleen
Falk
! Ron
Kind
! Barbara
Lawton
! Gwen
Moore
! Other/
Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 783
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 12%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| 70%
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 1%
| align=center| 4%
| align=center| 1%
| align=center| 2%
| align=center| 3%
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{| class="wikitable"
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! style="width:137px;"|Poll source
! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:75px;"| Tammy
Baldwin
! style="width:75px;"| Ron
Kind
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Magellan Strategies
| align=center| July 12-13, 2011
| align=center| 627
| align=center| ± 3.9%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 19%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 40%
|}

General Election Polling
with Russ Feingold
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Russ
Feingold (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Jeff
Fitzgerald (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 7%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Russ
Feingold (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Mark
Neumann (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| August 12-14, 2011
| align=center| 830
| align=center| ± 3.4%
| align=center|51%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 5%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 53%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 6%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 24-27, 2011
| align=center| 768
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 50%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 10%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Russ
Feingold (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Paul
Ryan (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 24-27, 2011
| align=center| 768
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 9%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 702
| align=center| ± 3.7%
| align=center| 50%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 7%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Russ
Feingold (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Tommy
Thompson (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| August 12-14, 2011
| align=center| 830
| align=center| ± 3.4%
| align=center|48%
| align=center| 47%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 5%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 6%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 702
| align=center| ± 3.7%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Russ
Feingold (D)
! style="width:100px;"| J. B.
Van Hollen (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 53%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 9%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 24-27, 2011
| align=center| 768
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 10%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 702
| align=center| ± 3.7%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 7%
|}

with Ron Kind
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron
Kind (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Jeff
Fitzgerald (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 18%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron
Kind (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Mark
Neumann (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| August 12-14, 2011
| align=center| 830
| align=center| ± 3.4%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 17%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 16%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron
Kind (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Tommy
Thompson (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| August 12-14, 2011
| align=center| 830
| align=center| ± 3.4%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 48%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 12%
|}

with Herb Kohl
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Herb
Kohl (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Mark
Neumann (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 24-27, 2011
| align=center| 768
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 12%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Herb
Kohl (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Paul
Ryan (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 24-27, 2011
| align=center| 768
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 10%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 702
| align=center| ± 3.7%
| align=center| 48%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Herb
Kohl (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Tommy
Thompson (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 702
| align=center| ± 3.7%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Herb
Kohl (D)
! style="width:100px;"| J. B.
Van Hollen (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 24-27, 2011
| align=center| 768
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 702
| align=center| ± 3.7%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|}

with J. B. Van Hollen
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Tammy
Baldwin (D)
! style="width:100px;"| J. B.
Van Hollen (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 15%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Steve
Kagen (D)
! style="width:100px;"| J. B.
Van Hollen (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 19%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron
Kind (D)
! style="width:100px;"| J. B.
Van Hollen (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 1,636
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 17%
|}

External links

Elections & Voting at the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
U.S. Congress candidates for Wisconsin at Project Vote Smart
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Background

Potential

Declined

Polling

Declared

Potential

Declined

Campaign

Polling

Endorsements

with Tammy Baldwin

with Steve Kagen

See also

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