Year | Type | Turnout ![](/images/helpicon.gif) | Winner | Runner-Up |
Other | Total Votes | Diff ![](/images/helpicon.gif) | PSV |
2022 |
S3 |
68% |
Ron Johnson* (R) |
8,685 |
50.1% |
Mandela Barnes (D) |
8,611 |
49.7% |
26 [+] |
0.2% |
17,322 |
0 |
0.65% |
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
Other (Write-in) 26 (0.2%);
|
2022 |
G |
68% |
Tony Evers* (D) |
8,984 |
51.9% |
Tim Michels (R) |
8,145 |
47.1% |
176 [+] |
1.0% |
17,305 |
-1 |
0.65% |
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
Joan Beglinger (I) 166 (1.0%);
Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
|
|
2018 |
S1 |
69% |
Tammy Baldwin* (D) |
9,442 |
55.7% |
Leah Vukmir (R) |
7,494 |
44.2% |
11 [+] |
0.1% |
16,947 |
0 |
0.64% |
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
|
2018 |
G |
69% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
8,536 |
50.3% |
Tony Evers (D) |
8,151 |
48.0% |
292 [+] |
1.7% |
16,979 |
2 |
0.64% |
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 112 (0.7%);
Maggie Turnbull (I) 102 (0.6%);
Michael White (Green) 63 (0.4%);
Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 11 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
|
2016 |
S3 |
73% |
Ron Johnson* (R) |
9,295 |
52.9% |
Russ Feingold (D) |
7,671 |
43.7% |
592 [+] |
3.4% |
17,558 |
3 |
0.60% |
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 582 (3.3%);
Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
|
2014 |
G |
64% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
8,160 |
53.8% |
Mary Burke (D) |
6,842 |
45.1% |
168 [+] |
1.1% |
15,170 |
2 |
0.63% |
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
Robert Burke (Libertarian) 107 (0.7%);
Dennis Fehr (People's) 53 (0.3%);
Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);
|
2012 |
S1 |
75% |
Tammy Baldwin (D) |
8,966 |
51.4% |
Tommy Thompson (R) |
7,996 |
45.9% |
470 [+] |
2.7% |
17,432 |
0 |
0.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 379 (2.2%);
Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 72 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 19 (0.1%);
|
2012 |
G |
64% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
8,401 |
56.8% |
Tom Barrett (D) |
6,308 |
42.6% |
82 [+] |
0.6% |
14,791 |
4 |
0.59% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Hari Trivedi (I) 75 (0.5%);
Other (Write-in) 7 (0.0%);
|
2010 |
S3 |
62% |
Ron Johnson (R) |
7,081 |
50.5% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
6,809 |
48.6% |
118 [+] |
0.8% |
14,008 |
-1 |
0.65% |
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
Rob Taylor (I) 115 (0.8%);
Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
|
2010 |
G |
61% |
Scott Walker (R) |
6,932 |
50.0% |
Tom Barrett (D) |
6,719 |
48.4% |
219 [+] |
1.6% |
13,870 |
-2 |
0.64% |
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
Jim Langer (I) 72 (0.5%);
James James (Common Sense) 65 (0.5%);
Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 63 (0.5%);
Other (Write-in) 19 (0.1%);
|
|
2006 |
S1 |
64% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
10,009 |
70.2% |
Robert Lorge (R) |
3,728 |
26.1% |
527 [+] |
3.7% |
14,264 |
-3 |
0.67% |
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
Rae Vogeler (Green) 334 (2.3%);
Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 189 (1.3%);
Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
|
2006 |
G |
64% |
Jim Doyle* (D) |
7,592 |
52.7% |
Mark Green (R) |
6,479 |
45.0% |
322 [+] |
2.2% |
14,393 |
0 |
0.67% |
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
Nelson Eisman (Green) 319 (2.2%);
Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
|
2004 |
S3 |
78% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
9,146 |
52.8% |
Tim Michels (R) |
8,075 |
46.6% |
97 [+] |
0.6% |
17,318 |
3 |
0.59% |
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
Eugene Hem (I) 50 (0.3%);
Arif Khan (Libertarian) 43 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
|
2002 |
G |
52% |
Scott McCallum* (R) |
5,333 |
46.5% |
Jim Doyle (D) |
4,647 |
40.5% |
1,491 [+] |
13.0% |
11,471 |
5 |
0.65% |
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 849 (7.4%);
Jim Young (Green) 558 (4.9%);
Mike Mangan (I) 33 (0.3%);
Ty Bollerud (I) 22 (0.2%);
Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 21 (0.2%);
Aneb Rasta (I) 8 (0.1%);
|
2000 |
S1 |
69% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
8,372 |
55.7% |
John Gillespie (R) |
6,425 |
42.8% |
222 [+] |
1.5% |
15,019 |
6 |
0.59% |
[-] Other candidates in 2000:
Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 120 (0.8%);
Eugene Hem (I) 72 (0.5%);
Robert Raymond (Constitution) 25 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
|
|
1998 |
S3 |
48% |
Mark Neumann (R) |
5,516 |
53.8% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
4,646 |
45.3% |
93 [+] |
0.9% |
10,255 |
5 |
0.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 32 (0.3%);
Eugene Hem (I) 31 (0.3%);
Tom Ender (Libertarian) 30 (0.3%);
|
1998 |
G |
48% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
6,392 |
63.1% |
Ed Garvey (D) |
3,597 |
35.5% |
146 [+] |
1.4% |
10,135 |
3 |
0.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 54 (0.5%);
Mike Mangan (I) 53 (0.5%);
Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (0.3%);
A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 10 (0.1%);
|
1994 |
S1 |
45% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
5,133 |
56.2% |
Robert Welch (R) |
3,889 |
42.6% |
107 [+] |
1.2% |
9,129 |
2 |
0.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
James Dean (Libertarian) 106 (1.2%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1994 |
G |
45% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
6,375 |
70.7% |
Chuck Chavala (D) |
2,475 |
27.5% |
162 [+] |
1.8% |
9,012 |
4 |
0.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
Mike Mangan (I) 62 (0.7%);
Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 60 (0.7%);
Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 38 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
|
1992 |
S3 |
71% |
Bob Kasten* (R) |
7,364 |
53.3% |
Russ Feingold (D) |
6,276 |
45.4% |
189 [+] |
1.4% |
13,829 |
7 |
0.56% |
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 99 (0.7%);
William Bittner (Libertarian) 41 (0.3%);
Mervin Hanson (I) 24 (0.2%);
Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 19 (0.1%);
Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 5 (0.0%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1990 |
G |
45% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
5,291 |
62.1% |
Thomas Loftus (D) |
3,235 |
37.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
8,526 |
4 |
0.62% |
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
|
|
1988 |
S1 |
67% |
Susan Engeleiter (R) |
7,490 |
59.5% |
Herb Kohl (D) |
5,076 |
40.3% |
32 [+] |
0.3% |
12,598 |
12 |
0.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 15 (0.1%);
Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.1%);
Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 4 (0.0%);
|
1986 |
S3 |
43% |
Bob Kasten* (R) |
4,879 |
60.5% |
Ed Garvey (D) |
3,046 |
37.8% |
133 [+] |
1.7% |
8,058 |
10 |
0.54% |
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
Peter Taylor (I) 84 (1.0%);
Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 33 (0.4%);
Eugene Hem (Third Party) 16 (0.2%);
|
1986 |
G |
44% |
Tommy Thompson (R) |
5,211 |
63.7% |
Anthony Earl* (D) |
2,903 |
35.5% |
70 [+] |
0.9% |
8,184 |
11 |
0.54% |
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 49 (0.6%);
Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 11 (0.1%);
Darold Wall (I) 10 (0.1%);
|
1982 |
S1 |
52% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
5,143 |
53.6% |
Scott McCallum (R) |
4,411 |
45.9% |
50 [+] |
0.5% |
9,604 |
12 |
0.62% |
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 29 (0.3%);
George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 14 (0.1%);
Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 6 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1982 |
G |
55% |
Terry Kohler (R) |
5,790 |
57.1% |
Anthony Earl (D) |
4,292 |
42.3% |
66 [+] |
0.7% |
10,148 |
15 |
0.64% |
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 30 (0.3%);
James Wickstrom (Constitution) 26 (0.3%);
Peter Seidman (I) 10 (0.1%);
|
1980 |
S3 |
68% |
Bob Kasten (R) |
7,106 |
57.5% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
5,203 |
42.1% |
60 [+] |
0.5% |
12,369 |
7 |
0.56% |
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
James Wickstrom (Conservative) 25 (0.2%);
Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 18 (0.1%);
Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
|
1978 |
G |
54% |
Lee Dreyfus (R) |
5,226 |
59.5% |
Martin Schreiber* (D) |
3,520 |
40.1% |
37 [+] |
0.4% |
8,783 |
5 |
0.59% |
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 27 (0.3%);
John Doherty (I) 4 (0.0%);
Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.0%);
Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
|
1976 |
S1 |
63% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
6,297 |
63.9% |
Stanley York (R) |
3,487 |
35.4% |
68 [+] |
0.7% |
9,852 |
8 |
0.51% |
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 18 (0.2%);
Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.2%);
Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 11 (0.1%);
Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
|
1974 |
S3 |
50% |
Tom Petri (R) |
3,791 |
51.1% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
3,544 |
47.8% |
83 [+] |
1.1% |
7,418 |
15 |
0.62% |
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
Gerald McFarren (American) 69 (0.9%);
Roman Blenski (I) 14 (0.2%);
|
1974 |
G |
49% |
William Dyke (R) |
4,088 |
55.6% |
Patrick Lucey* (D) |
3,021 |
41.1% |
243 [+] |
3.3% |
7,352 |
14 |
0.62% |
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
William Upham (American) 190 (2.6%);
Crazy Jim (I) 28 (0.4%);
Fred Blair (Communist) 15 (0.2%);
William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 8 (0.1%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
|
1970 |
S1 |
57% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
4,032 |
56.1% |
John Erickson (R) |
3,131 |
43.6% |
19 [+] |
0.3% |
7,182 |
15 |
0.54% |
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 16 (0.2%);
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 3 (0.0%);
Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
|
1970 |
G |
57% |
Jack Olson (R) |
4,153 |
57.7% |
Patrick Lucey (D) |
3,014 |
41.9% |
30 [+] |
0.4% |
7,197 |
13 |
0.54% |
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
Leo McDonald (American) 24 (0.3%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 1 (0.0%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
|
1968 |
S3 |
71% |
Jerris Leonard (R) |
4,679 |
53.8% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
4,024 |
46.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
8,703 |
15 |
0.53% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
|
1968 |
G |
72% |
Warren Knowles* (R) |
5,504 |
62.3% |
Bronson LaFollette (D) |
3,321 |
37.6% |
15 [+] |
0.2% |
8,840 |
9 |
0.52% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.1%);
Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%);
|
1966 |
G |
57% |
Warren Knowles* (R) |
4,351 |
61.8% |
Patrick Lucey (D) |
2,670 |
37.9% |
15 [+] |
0.2% |
7,036 |
8 |
0.60% |
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 15 (0.2%);
|
1964 |
S1 |
68% |
Wilbur Renk (R) |
5,131 |
60.3% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
3,375 |
39.7% |
3 [+] |
0.0% |
8,509 |
14 |
0.51% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
Kenneth Klinkert (I) 3 (0.0%);
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
|
1964 |
G |
70% |
Warren Knowles (R) |
5,670 |
64.9% |
John Reynolds* (D) |
3,059 |
35.0% |
1 [+] |
0.0% |
8,730 |
14 |
0.52% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1962 |
S3 |
60% |
Alexander Wiley* (R) |
4,450 |
59.0% |
Gaylord Nelson (D) |
3,083 |
40.8% |
15 [+] |
0.2% |
7,548 |
12 |
0.60% |
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
William Hart (I) 7 (0.1%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%);
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%);
|
1962 |
G |
61% |
Philip Kuehn (R) |
4,987 |
65.8% |
John Reynolds (D) |
2,591 |
34.2% |
3 [+] |
0.0% |
7,581 |
16 |
0.60% |
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
|
1960 |
G |
74% |
Philip Kuehn (R) |
5,639 |
60.5% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
3,679 |
39.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
9,318 |
12 |
0.54% |
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
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