The votes are in, Johnson said in an email statement that was released before NBC News and other news outlets made the call. Lt. In the Senate, Johnson serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, the Budget Committee, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Commerce Committee. ", In response to the August polls, a spokesperson for Barnes' campaign said in a statement that the results show that "Wisconsin voters know how Ron Johnson has spent his decade-plus in office enriching himself and his wealthy donors on the backs of their hard work.". A pedestrian walks by a sign in front of a polling location on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR. After midnight, the gap between Barnes and Johnson closed slightly and the audience in Neenah became less energetic. Barnes, who in 2018 was elected as lieutenant governor on a ticket with Democratic Gov. He said the August polling results from multiple sources show him "this is a very competitive race and Democrats have a compelling opportunity to unseat Ron Johnson.". Senator Ron Johnson 's support appears to be slipping with Wisconsin voters entering the closing months of the state's midterm elections, a new poll says. Michels may have made gains among likely independent voters from September's poll, with 44% now saying they supported him and 43% saying they supported Evers. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates both the Senate and gubernatorial races as toss-ups. Feingold ran for his old seat in a 2016 rematch. Barnes appeared with Lasry and Godlewski as they made their announcements, praising their campaigns. Just more than 3 percent of those surveyed were undecided. They pointed to a CBS News poll from over the weekend showing Johnson ahead . The Marquette Law School survey has Johnson racking up support of 52 percent of likely voters compared with Barnes 46 percent. Johnson maintained a conservative voting record during his two terms in the Senate. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Wisconsin's lieutenant governor, Mandela Barnes, 35, is trying to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, 67, who was first elected in 2010. Johnson won his first Senate race in 2010, unseating Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold. The small margins indicate a tight race with the midterms just two weeks away. In early October, Barnes launched a "Ron Against Roe" tour of Wisconsin to highlight Johnson's longtime support for national abortion bans. "The votes are in," Johnson said in an email. NBC News projects Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin wins re-election, unrelenting attacks against Barnes on crime. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. While Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes is narrowly preferred over incumbent Ron Johnson in the Wisconsin Senate race, Johnson's supporters have the enthusiasm. The man leading the charge to unseat Johnson this year is the polar opposite of the millionaire Boomer conservative: Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, a 35-year-old Black former community organizer. That ruling meant Wisconsins near-total abortion ban from 1849 went into effect over the summer. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. In the final weeks, Johnson focused on crime in particular, unleashing a barrage of negative ads that highlighted rising crime rates and singling out things Barnes had said about criminal justice reform. 33. For questions or comments, contact WPRs Audience Services at 1-800-747-7444, email listener@wpr.org or use our Listener Feedback form. He is someone who cares about people like me." President Joe Biden then won Wisconsin in 2020 by the same margin, although he received a slightly higher overall percentage of the votes. In order to do so, the Republican-controlled state Legislature would need to pass a constitutional amendment. Show us your political mailers! Since then, Johnson has hired one of Wisconsin's 10 fake electors to work for his reelection campaign, and he's spent more than $20,000 for legal consultation with a Wisconsin law firm that assisted former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results. Tony Evers leads GOP challenger Tim Michels among likely voters 47% to 46%. Above left, Johnson departs from the Senate chambers on July 21. Incumbent Sen. RonJohnson(R-Wis.) and Democratic challenger MandelaBarnes are neck and neck in Wisconsins Senate race, according to a new CNN poll. InWisconsin's Senate race between Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes speaks at a rally for Jacob Blake Jr., who was paralyzed in a police shooting last year, in Kenosha, Wis. Barnes is leading in the Democratic primary to replace Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. All rights reserved. The Johnson campaign said the numbers were reflective of a race that was correcting course after Democrats cleared a path for Barnes before the ends of a largely clean primary campaign. Union rep: Employees reporting illness after working on cleanup for East School culture wars fuel top House GOP bill, Watch live: White House monkeypox response team holds briefing, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who was first elected during the conservative Tea Party wave in 2010, defeated Democratic Lt. Gov. The poll surveyed 803 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percent. Morry Gash/Associated Press A Fox News poll released Aug. 18 had Barnes with 50 percent of the support of likely voters and Johnson trailing with 46 percent. The race between Johnson and Barnes was rated as "tilt Republican" by Inside Elections, a "toss-up" by The Cook Political Report, and "leans Republican" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Mandela Barnes Plagued by Misleading Attacks with Racist Undertones in His Bid to Unseat GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Wisconsin Lt. Gov. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson has won re-election to a third term in Wisconsin, NBC News projects, narrowly defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes. 'The most vulnerable Republican incumbent' The Barnes strategy is to define Johnson as a changed man, someone who went to Washington as an insurgent candidate but then enmeshed himself into the. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson has won re-election to a third term in Wisconsin, NBC News projects, narrowly defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes side by side. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Barnes had also attempted to undercut Johnsons claims that he supports law enforcement by repeatedly pointing out that he downplayed the Jan. 6 riot, in which police were overrun and in some cases brutally beaten by a pro-Trump mob. I want to thank my family and everyone who supported me and worked so hard to save this U.S. Senate seat. Barnes is tied with Johnson in the head-to-head, a sign of Barnes' latest strength and indicating serious weakness on the part of the 11-year incumbent. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) OAN Deven BerryhillUPDATED 6:45 PM PT - Monday, February 27, 2023 A well-known British newspaper recently . Those results weren't far off from a Marquette University Law School poll on Aug. 17, showing Barnes beating Johnson 51 percent to 44 percent among likely midterm voters. Keep updated on the latest news and information. Johnson also holds a 2-point lead over Barnes in favorability ratings among likely voters, with 46 percent saying they have a favorable opinion of the Republican and 44 percent saying the same of the Democrat. Anthony Chergosky is an associate professor of political science at UW-La Crosse. A Fox News survey of. Analyzing the Wisconsin Senate and governor's races, the poll found both races deadlocked: Mr Barnes trails incumbent Sen Ron Johnson by. The. The lieutenant governor and former State Assembly member is expected to face a difficult campaign as he seeks to unseat Johnson, who has served in the Senate since 2011. The Democratic candidate hasn't found a way to respond to Senator Ron Johnson's attacks on crime, and is foundering in the polls as a result. This race is over.. Most young men are single. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Johnson has compared the rioters to tourists and during a presentation to Milwaukee Rotary Club in early October, Johnson said calling the attack an armed insurrection is inaccurate. Republican gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels led Democratic Gov. Barnes became Wisconsin's first Black lieutenant governor in 2018 and he would become the state's first Black U.S. senator if he defeats Johnson. The lieutenant governor joined supporters in Milwaukee at noon to make remarks on the U.S. Senate race. The Associated Press calls the race for Johnson at 11:46 AM. "Of course, we've said that before," Chergosky said. The schools previous poll, from September, showed a much tighter race, with Johnson leading Barnes 49% to 48%. Stay up to date with what you want to know. The Associated Press called the race for Johnson at 11:46 a.m. Wednesday as the senator led Barnes by 27,374 votes. Mandela Barnes, CBS News is projecting Johnson the winner. Baldwin was first elected to the Senate in 2012 and took office in January 2013. Some ads focused on positions Barnes had taken or statements he had made such as his support for ending cash bail and saying that reducing prison populations is now sexy while others made misleading claims about his tenure as the state's lieutenant governor, like accusing his administration of having paroled hundreds of violent offenders. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., left, and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes shake hands before a televised debate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. In the race for U.S. Senate, Democrat Mandela Barnes is supported by 51% and incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is the choice of 44%, while 1% say "neither," 3% say they don't know and 1% decline to answer. Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes will become the Democratic Party's nominee to face off against GOP Senator Ron Johnson in November after his top opponents dropped out and endorsed his campaign this weekwith polls suggesting the liberal candidate has a slim advantage. "There is no path mathematically for Lt. Gov. He said the best way to do that would be by allowing Wisconsinites to settle the abortion issue via a direct referendum. Tony Evers, sought to portray Johnson as a champion of monied interests and pledged to work with lawmakers to enact policies that would benefit working-class families, including an expansion of the child tax credit. But there are key differences this year, said Chergosky. Mandela Barnes in the U.S. Senate race, according to two new polls. 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One percent of respondents said they would vote for neither candidate and 1% said they were undecided. President Biden had a narrow victory in the state in 2020 after former President Donald Trump won it in 2016. That was still the case in the law school's final pre-election poll, which found 43 percent of those surveyed had a favorable opinion of Johnson and 46 percent had an unfavorable view. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state, elections to the state's U.S. House seats, and various other elections.Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term, and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, as well . ", Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes side by side. Wisconsin Lt. Gov. According to exit polls, nearly equal shares of voters in Wisconsin mentioned honesty and integrity as the most important candidate quality (36%) as sharing values with voters (35%). Keep updated on the latest news and information. The crowd in Neenah cheered to life again when Johnson took the stage just after 1 a.m. S en. "I do believe that this time truth has prevailed over the lies, over the character assassination," Johnson said. Lt. Gov. "Now, that's what Democrats have been doing to Ron Johnson for nearly two years," said Lee. Barnes to overcome his 27,374 vote deficit. The Oshkosh Republican led Barnes, a Democrat, 51% to 46% among likely voters in a poll commissioned by AARP. Ninety-three percent of Democrats support Barnes and 96 percent of Republicans support Johnson, while 96 percent of Democrats support Evers and 88 percent of Republicans support Michels. National media reports say the red wave that Republicans hoped for in this years midterm elections has been downgraded to more of a trickle. Barnes leads Johnson with women and younger voters. Marquette's August survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percent. While Johnson has outperformed polls before, political experts note unique challenges this election cycle. Legal Statement. Lasry, Mandela's next leading opponent in the Democratic senate primary, does not beat Johnson in a head to head. Anna Moneymaker/Gabriela Bhaskar/Getty Images, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. as well as other partner offers and accept our. (AP Photo/Morry Gash). The Wisconsin Senate race is a virtual toss-up, with Republican Sen. Ron Johnson edging Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes within the margin of error in a Marquette University Law School poll. In a possibly positive sign for Barnes, far more respondents to the poll said they viewed Johnson unfavorably. Johnson has outperformed polls before, but political experts note added challenges this election cycle. The Associated Press called the race for Johnson at 11:46 a.m. Wednesday as the senator led Barnes by 27,374 votes. 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Mandela Barnes on Tuesday. U.S. Senate candidates Mandela Barnes and Ron Johnson sparred over a wide range of issues - everything from decriminalizing marijuana and immigration to the minimum wage, abortion and crime - during their first debate leading up to the 2022 fall midterm election.. AP Photo/Mike Roemer. Wisconsins gubernatorial race, meanwhile, has tightened: 47 percent of likely voters support incumbent Democratic Gov. Marquette Law School defines "likely voters" as those "who say they are certain to vote or who say they have already voted. The 2016 Marquette poll showed a full 30 percent of respondents didn't know enough about Johnson to form a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. Among the slightly larger sample of 802 registered voters, Johnson maintains 48% support versus Barnes' 45% support. Stay informed with WPR's email newsletter. With 98 percent of votes counted, AP results showed Johnson defeating Barnes 50.5 percent to 49.5 percent. Tommy's Lounge, a vital lifeline to former forces personnel. The CNN poll was conducted Oct. 13-17 and surveyed 905 registered Wisconsin voters, 714 of whom were likely voters. Tony Evers 50% to 47%, the AARP Wisconsin . Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Johnson got a boost from voters' concerns about crime and economic issues, while Barnes had strong support from voters who saw abortion as one of the top issues. "In 2016, they were almost all wrong and Ron Johnson pulled off the biggest surprise in Wisconsin Political History," said the statement. At the beginning of the election cycle, Johnson was seen as one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the U.S. Senate. Barnes' lead disappeared after Johnson's campaign and Republican groups went on the attack with negative ads. This week . ", Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks to supporters after arriving at an election night party in Neenah, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. It's official: Mandela Barnes has the best chance of anyone in this Senate primary to defeat Ron Johnson. Now, it's Barnes who is relatively unknown among Wisconsin voters. On the presidential level, Wisconsin has voted for the Democratic nominee in every election from 1988 to 2020 except for 2016, when Trump narrowly defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Badger State. For weeks, Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson and his allies have been running a set of attack ads against Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes about crime.One ad focuses on violent crime . I will do everything I can to help make things better for Wisconsinites and to heal and unify our country," he continued. A previous April survey by Marquette Law School showed that half of Wisconsin's voters did not believe Johnson actually cared about them. Editor's note: WPR's Jonah Chester, Joe Schulz and Andrea Anderson contributed reporting to this story. Democrats had initially been hopeful that they could oust Johnson, who was increasingly defined by headlines over his statements on issues such as abortion, his perpetuation of dubious and unproven Covid treatments, and his ties to the Jan. 6 riot and fake elector plot to help throw the 2020 election to then-President Donald Trump. Sen. Ron Johnson is leading Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes in a new poll of the Wisconsin Senate race released Wednesday. Approximately 50% of likely voters said they support Johnson in the race, compared to 48% for Barnes, according to the Marquette poll of 679 likely voters. Only 16 percent had an unfavorable view of the Democratic lieutenant governor, compared with 46 percent who said the same of the GOP senator. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hausofcait. That's still slightly higher than the 36 percent who view Johnson favorably. Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes in tight Senate race in Wisconsin CBS News Battleground Tracker poll. A new poll released Wednesday by Marquette University Law School shows 49 percent of voters support Johnson's reelection to a third term. On Sunday, the Trafalgar Group released the results of a survey of Wisconsin voters conducted between Aug. 22 and Aug. 25. It continued, labeling Barnes as a "socialist who wants to fundamentally transform America. Barnes' lead was within the polls' 2.9 percent margin of error. Johnson leads with men and older voters.. IE 11 is not supported. Sign up now! 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "No matter what anyone says, we are committed to making sure every vote is counted. For questions or comments, contact WPRs Audience Services at 1-800-747-7444, email listener@wpr.org or use our Listener Feedback form. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and his Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is running for reelection against Democratic Lt. Gov. Independent candidate Joan Beglinger who ended her campaign in September but will still be on the ballot garnered 4% in the poll, while 1% of respondents said they were undecided. Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital. That number had fallen to 9 percent in Marquette's Aug. 17 poll. 1:51 Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has surged to a 6-point lead in his reelection race against Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Lt. Gov. Biden garnered 49.5 percent four years later. AP Photo/Mike Roemer. Updated on: November 9, 2022 / 11:38 AM Mandela Barnes, clashed on crime and Jan. 6 as they tussled during their first debate on Friday.. Moderator and veteran newscaster . Johnson got a boost from voters'. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Washington Patty Murray (D) vs. Tiffany Smiley (R) 35. "Barnes is really going to have to execute a strong strategy of defining himself positively and pushing back against an enormous amount of negative campaigning that is already coming his way and will surely only escalate between now and Election Day," Chergosky said. And, that's a little depressing, isn't it? Sign up for notifications from Insider! That poll . But I just want to give you guys the sense that this race is over.". Mandela Barnes, is the choice of 48%. 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With less than 100 days to go before the . While Johnson has outperformed . Barnes, 35, has seen his chances of unseating Sen. Johnson shrink by the day as crime becomes the central focus of their Senate race Wisconsin's GOP senator, Ron Johnson, will face off against state Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in November. A Fox News poll released Aug. 18 had Barnes with 50 percent of the support of likely voters and Johnson trailing with 46 percent. Develop The bill passed 80-15 with many Democrats and all but one Republican voting "yes." Mandela Barnes joined radical Democrats like David Bowen and Jonathan Brostoff in refusing to protect cops, public defenders, and prosecutors, and their family members. The Republican incumbent had a slight lead in the closing weeks of the campaign, with a CBS News poll from October showing him with a one-point lead over Barnes, though other polls showed Johnson with a larger lead. Democratic candidate Mandela Barnes, the state's. 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The margin of error for the poll's likely voters sample is plus or minus 4.8 percentage points. The Nov. 8 election is a little more than two weeks away, and we're wrapping up our coverage of the candidates . Mandela Barnes, CBS News is projecting Johnson the winner. The Marquette poll found that more voters had a favorable opinion of him than not, but 30 percent said they haven't heard enough about Barnes. The 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Wisconsin.Incumbent Democratic governor Tony Evers won re-election to a 2nd term, defeating Republican nominee, Tim Michels.. As Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes ran for the U.S. Senate in the concurrent election, a new Democratic running mate, state assemblywoman Sara Rodriguez, was nominated in . Barnes has seen a decline in the polls over recent months after facing a slew of attack ads depicting him as soft on crime. The June poll by Marquette Law School showed that Biden's approval rating is deep underwater with Wisconsin voters, which could bode poorly for Democrats in November. In Marquette's September poll, Evers led Michels among likely voters 47% to 44%. Barnes focused much of his closing message hammering Johnson over his opposition to abortion rights an issue Democrats across the country had hoped would energize their base in the midterms following the Supreme Courts reversal of Roe v. Wade in June. Mandela Barnes on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash). Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson defeated Democratic Lt. Gov. Both politicians were backed by 43 percent of likely voters. Notably, Barnes, 35, would become the first Black senator ever elected from Wisconsin if he manages to defeat Johnson, 67. Stay informed with WPR's email newsletter. Johnson was one of Trump's most ardent legislative supporters of the 2017 tax reform bill, which overhauled the tax code and repealed the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. However, in 2016 former President Donald Trump narrowly carried the state with a margin of about 0.7 percent. Johnson is running for reelection to a third term, while Barnes hopes to topple the GOP. Just more than 3 percent of those surveyed were undecided. The senator has been tied to the fake elector scheme, which is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice, after text messages came to light showing Johnson's office tried to get slates of fake electoral ballots from Wisconsin and Michigan to former Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson, right, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes participate during a televised debate Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Milwaukee. More from. 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