2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Russ Feingold Tim Michels
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,632,697 1,301,183
Percentage 55.35% 44.11%
Feingold:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Michels:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      
U.S. senator before election

Russ Feingold
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Russ Feingold
Democratic

The 2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Senator Russ Feingold won re-election to a third term with more than 55% of the vote against Republican Tim Michels, even as Democrat John Kerry won the state in the concurrent presidential race with just 49.7% of the vote and by only a 0.38% margin. To date, this is the last time Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat from Wisconsin. Michels later ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Wisconsin in 2022.

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