Feingold lost his re-election bid in 2010.
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)
- District: Junior Senator from Wisconsin
- Residence: Middleton
- Born: March 2, 1953; Janesville, Wis.
- Religion: Jewish
- Family: Divorced; two children
- Education: U. of Wisconsin, B.A. 1975 (history & political science); Oxford U., B.A. 1977 (Rhodes scholar); Harvard U., J.D. 1979
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: Wis. Senate, 1983-93; U.S. Senate, 1993-2011
- Elected: Elected: 1992 (3rd term)
- Committee Assignments: Budget; Foreign Relations (African Affairs - Chairman; East Asian & Pacific Affairs; International Operations & Organizations; Near Eastern & South & Central Asian Affairs); Judiciary (Administrative Oversight & the Courts; Constitution - Chairman; Crime & Drugs; Human Rights & the Law); Select Intelligence
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State Information: Wisconsin
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2010 + | general | Ron Johnson (R) | 1,121,995 | 51.9% |
| Russ Feingold (D) | 1,017,683 | 47% |
| Rob Taylor (CNSTP) | 23,226 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | general | Russ Feingold (D) | 1,632,697 | 55.4% |
| Tim Michels (R) | 1,301,183 | 44.1% |
| Arif Kahn (LIBERT) | 8,367 | 0.3% |
| Eugene Hem (I) | 6,662 | 0.2% |
| 1998 | general | Russell D. Feingold (D) | 890,059 | 50.5% |
| Mark W. Neumann (R) | 852,272 | 48.4% |
| Robert R. Raymond (USTAX) | 7,942 | 0.4% |
| Tom Ender (LIBERT) | 5,591 | 0.3% |
| Eugene A. Hem (I) | 4,266 | 0.2% |
| 1992 | general | Russell D. Feingold (D) | 1,290,662 | 52.6% |
| Bob Kasten (R) | 1,129,599 | 46% |
| Patrick W. Johnson (I) | 16,513 | 0.7% |
| William Bittner (LIBERT) | 9,147 | 0.4% |
| Mervin A. Hanson Sr. (I) | 3,264 | 0.1% |
| Robert L. Kundert (I) | 2,747 | 0.1% |
| Joseph Selliken (I) | 2,733 | 0.1% |
+ Nearly complete, unofficial returns Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 56.22% | John McCain: 42.31% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 50% | George W. Bush: 49% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 48% | George W. Bush: 48% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 49% | Robert Dole: 39% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 41% | George H. W. Bush: 37% | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis: 51% | George H. W. Bush: 48% | |
| 1984 | Walter F. Mondale: 45% | : | |