Ron Johnson retains Wisconsin Senate seat, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes, maintaining control of a seat he’s held for over 11 years in a highly contested race seen as an opportunity for Democrats to gain majority control of the Senate.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes, maintaining control of a seat he’s held for over 11 years in a highly contested race seen as an opportunity for Democrats to gain majority control of the Senate.
The Associated Press declared Johnson’s victory Wednesday at 11:46 a.m. CST. As of 12:40 p.m., Johnson holds 51% of the vote in Wisconsin, a notably purple state.
Johnson and Barnes polled closely with each other leading up to Election Day, with Johnson expecting to retain his seat by extremely tight margins. If elected, Barnes would have been Wisconsin’s first Black Senator.
Johnson has recently come under fire for cautioning against early voting in Milwaukee and making transphobic comments in October. He also made baseless claims in August that President Joe Biden’s administration “purposely” raised gas prices to “force people into electric vehicles.”
Biden won Wisconsin by less than one percentage point in 2020.
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