Lafayette County, WI

Designated Market Area: Madison, WI
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

Places in Lafayette County, WI     [Sort places by name]

Darlington city (pop. 2,462) Shullsburg city (pop. 1,218) Wiota town (pop. 1,009) Belmont village (pop. 983) Belmont town (pop. 925) Benton village (pop. 901) Darlington town (pop. 896) Argyle village (pop. 830) Willow Springs town (pop. 662) Elk Grove town (pop. 541) Wayne town (pop. 528) Blanchardville village (pop. 525) Gratiot town (pop. 520) New Diggings town (pop. 516) Argyle town (pop. 456) Kendall town (pop. 439) South Wayne village (pop. 422) Fayette town (pop. 421) Benton town (pop. 406) Seymour town (pop. 399) Lamont town (pop. 343) Cuba City city (pop. 321) Blanchard town (pop. 289) Shullsburg town (pop. 265) Gratiot village (pop. 186) White Oak Springs town (pop. 148) Monticello town (pop. 99) Hazel Green village (pop. 6)  

Tracts in Lafayette County, WI

Census Tract 9701, Lafayette County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9702, Lafayette County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9703, Lafayette County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9704, Lafayette County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9705, Lafayette County, Wisconsin        

2022 population: 16,877   ( 41 from 2010 , 269 from 2020)
Land area: 633.6 square miles
Population density: 26.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,728	93.19%	2.3%
Black:	83	0.49%	112.8%
Indian:	47	0.28%	30.6%
Asian:	83	0.49%	45.6%
2+ races:	155	0.92%	93.8%
Hispanic:	781	4.63%	49.6%
Total non-White:	1,149	6.81%	56.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	553	16.6
Deaths:	367	11.0
Net Migration:	70	2.1
Net Immigration:	14	0.4

Change in White population:	-374	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	415	2.5

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,821	56.4%	Joe Biden (D)	3,647	42.6%	87 [+]	1.0%	8,555	8	10	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 57 (0.7%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	3,977	51.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,288	42.9%	397 [+]	5.2%	7,662	5	6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 238 (3.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 49 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 16 (0.2%);
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,536	57.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,314	41.7%	102 [+]	1.3%	7,952	-4	-6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 46 (0.6%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	4,732	60.4%	John McCain (R)	2,984	38.1%	115 [+]	1.5%	7,831	-4	-7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 59 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 14 (0.2%);
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	4,402	52.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,929	46.8%	57 [+]	0.7%	8,388	-2	-4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 37 (0.4%);
2000	62%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,710	51.1%	George W. Bush (R)	3,336	45.9%	217 [+]	3.0%	7,263	-2	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 185 (2.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 16 (0.2%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,261	50.5%	Robert Dole (R)	2,172	33.6%	1,027 [+]	15.9%	6,460	-5	-7	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 944 (14.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 45 (0.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 9 (0.1%);
1992	69%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,143	40.0%	George Bush* (R)	2,582	32.9%	2,134 [+]	27.2%	7,859	-4	-5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,079 (26.5%);
1988	63%	George Bush (R)	3,665	50.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,521	48.7%	44 [+]	0.6%	7,230	3	-3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 15 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,584	60.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,961	39.0%	41	0.5%	7,586	6	2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	72%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,421	51.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,598	41.9%	572 [+]	6.7%	8,591	4	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 450 (5.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 107 (1.2%);
1976	74%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,131	50.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,839	46.9%	213 [+]	2.6%	8,183	3	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 121 (1.5%);
1972	71%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,898	62.9%	George McGovern (D)	2,804	36.0%	84 [+]	1.1%	7,786	10	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 73 (0.9%);
1968	74%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,084	55.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,853	38.4%	488 [+]	6.6%	7,425	7	12	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 470 (6.3%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,471	58.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,194	41.6%	6	0.1%	7,671	4	3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,715	56.6%	John Kennedy (D)	3,607	43.3%	8	0.1%	8,330	5	7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,733	59.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,212	40.3%	33	0.4%	7,978	-2	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	78%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,731	66.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,905	33.6%	17	0.2%	8,653	5	11	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	64%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,740	52.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,288	46.3%	76 [+]	1.1%	7,104	0	1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 55 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,421	54.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,696	45.4%	30	0.4%	8,147	4	8	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	82%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,059	53.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,315	45.8%	45	0.5%	9,419	5	9	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	86%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,976	53.8%	Alf Landon (R)	3,801	41.1%	470 [+]	5.1%	9,247	11	5	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 432 (4.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.2%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,886	59.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,246	39.5%	81 [+]	1.0%	8,213	8	0	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 59 (0.7%);
1928	84%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,134	58.5%	Al Smith (D)	3,585	40.9%	52 [+]	0.6%	8,771	5	0	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 16 (0.2%);
1924	72%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,681	47.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,671	34.7%	1,347 [+]	17.5%	7,699	-2	-19	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,265 (16.4%);
1920	58%	Warren Harding (R)	4,893	76.1%	James Cox (D)	1,357	21.1%	179 [+]	2.8%	6,429	5	16	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 134 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 45 (0.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	44%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,544	54.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,059	43.8%	102 [+]	2.2%	4,705	5	8	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 83 (1.8%); Allan Benson (Soc) 19 (0.4%);
1912	41%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,852	41.5%	William Taft* (R)	1,747	39.1%	864 [+]	19.4%	4,463	6	16	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 756 (16.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 77 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 28 (0.6%);
1908	49%	William Taft (R)	2,832	56.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,100	41.5%	129 [+]	2.5%	5,061	1	4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 105 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 24 (0.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	47%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,875	58.2%	Alton Parker (D)	1,928	39.0%	138 [+]	2.8%	4,941	-5	2	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 106 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 28 (0.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 1 (0.0%);
1900	48%	William McKinley* (R)	2,852	55.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,100	41.1%	156 [+]	3.1%	5,108	-4	4	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 153 (3.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	3,647	42.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	4,821	56.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	57	0.7%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,555
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	3,288	42.9%
Donald Trump (R)	3,977	51.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	238	3.1%
Jill Stein (Grn)	49	0.6%
Evan McMullin (I)	16	0.2%
Other	94	1.2%
TOTAL	7,662
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,536	57.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,314	41.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	46	0.6%
Other	56	0.7%
TOTAL	7,952
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	4,732	60.4%
John McCain (R)	2,984	38.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	59	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Other	42	0.5%
TOTAL	7,831
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,929	46.8%
John Kerry (D)	4,402	52.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	37	0.4%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	8,388
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,336	45.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,710	51.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	185	2.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	16	0.2%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	7,263
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,261	50.5%
Robert Dole (R)	2,172	33.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	944	14.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	45	0.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,460
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1992 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,143	40.0%
George Bush* (R)	2,582	32.9%
Ross Perot (I)	2,079	26.5%
Other	55	0.7%
TOTAL	7,859
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,665	50.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,521	48.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	15	0.2%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,230
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -3

1984 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,584	60.4%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,961	39.0%
Other	41	0.5%
TOTAL	7,586
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,421	51.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,598	41.9%
John Anderson (I)	450	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	107	1.2%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,591
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,839	46.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,131	50.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	121	1.5%
Other	92	1.1%
TOTAL	8,183
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,898	62.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,804	36.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	73	0.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,786
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,084	55.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,853	38.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	470	6.3%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	7,425
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1964 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,471	58.3%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,194	41.6%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,671
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,607	43.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,715	56.6%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,330
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,733	59.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,212	40.3%
Other	33	0.4%
TOTAL	7,978
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,731	66.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,905	33.6%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,653
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1948 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,740	52.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,288	46.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	55	0.8%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,104
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,696	45.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,421	54.3%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,147
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,315	45.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,059	53.7%
Other	45	0.5%
TOTAL	9,419
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,976	53.8%
Alf Landon (R)	3,801	41.1%
William Lemke (Union)	432	4.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.2%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	9,247
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,886	59.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,246	39.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	59	0.7%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	8,213
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,134	58.5%
Al Smith (D)	3,585	40.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.2%
Other	36	0.4%
TOTAL	8,771
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0

1924 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,671	34.7%
John Davis (D)	1,265	16.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,681	47.8%
Other	82	1.1%
TOTAL	7,699
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -19

1920 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,893	76.1%
James Cox (D)	1,357	21.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	45	0.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	134	2.1%
TOTAL	6,429
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1916 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,059	43.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,544	54.1%
Allan Benson (Soc)	19	0.4%
James Hanly (Proh)	83	1.8%
TOTAL	4,705
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1912 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,852	41.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	756	16.9%
William Taft* (R)	1,747	39.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	28	0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	77	1.7%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,463
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1908 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,832	56.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,100	41.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	24	0.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	105	2.1%
TOTAL	5,061
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,875	58.2%
Alton Parker (D)	1,928	39.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	28	0.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	106	2.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	1	0.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,941
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1900 President, Lafayette County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,852	55.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,100	41.1%
John Woolley (Proh)	153	3.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,108
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lafayette County, WI

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,779	57.6%	Mandela Barnes (D)	2,787	42.4%	0	0.0%	6,566	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	52%	Tim Michels (R)	3,498	53.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	3,005	45.7%	66 [+]	1.0%	6,569	5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 66 (1.0%);
2018	S1	52%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	3,592	55.3%	Leah Vukmir (R)	2,900	44.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,493	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	53%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,324	50.6%	Tony Evers (D)	3,135	47.8%	105 [+]	1.6%	6,564	2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 39 (0.6%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 35 (0.5%); Michael White (Green) 23 (0.4%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	61%	Russ Feingold (D)	3,757	49.5%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,659	48.2%	178 [+]	2.3%	7,594	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 178 (2.3%);
2014	G	50%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,191	51.0%	Mary Burke (D)	2,982	47.7%	78 [+]	1.2%	6,251	-1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 50 (0.8%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 24 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2012	S1	63%	Tammy Baldwin (D)	4,110	52.5%	Tommy Thompson (R)	3,549	45.4%	165 [+]	2.1%	7,824	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 127 (1.6%); Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 35 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2012	G	55%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,887	56.7%	Tom Barrett (D)	2,923	42.6%	48 [+]	0.7%	6,858	4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Hari Trivedi (I) 46 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2010	S3	45%	Ron Johnson (R)	2,891	51.1%	Russ Feingold* (D)	2,693	47.6%	72 [+]	1.3%	5,656	-1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rob Taylor (I) 70 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2010	G	45%	Scott Walker (R)	2,926	52.3%	Tom Barrett (D)	2,566	45.9%	102 [+]	1.8%	5,594	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jim Langer (I) 40 (0.7%); James James (Common Sense) 32 (0.6%); Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 24 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2006	S1	48%	Herb Kohl* (D)	4,275	73.8%	Robert Lorge (R)	1,414	24.4%	103 [+]	1.8%	5,792	-5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rae Vogeler (Green) 66 (1.1%); Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 37 (0.6%);
2006	G	48%	Jim Doyle* (D)	3,344	57.2%	Mark Green (R)	2,405	41.1%	97 [+]	1.7%	5,846	-4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Nelson Eisman (Green) 91 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2004	S3	68%	Russ Feingold* (D)	4,679	56.9%	Tim Michels (R)	3,521	42.8%	18 [+]	0.2%	8,218	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Eugene Hem (I) 10 (0.1%); Arif Khan (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2002	G	45%	Jim Doyle (D)	2,313	43.4%	Scott McCallum* (R)	1,648	30.9%	1,373 [+]	25.7%	5,334	-10	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 1,244 (23.3%); Jim Young (Green) 122 (2.3%); Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 5 (0.1%); Mike Mangan (I) 2 (0.0%); Aneb Rasta (I) 0 (0.0%); Ty Bollerud (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	S1	60%	Herb Kohl* (D)	4,687	66.9%	John Gillespie (R)	2,280	32.6%	35 [+]	0.5%	7,002	-4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 20 (0.3%); Robert Raymond (Constitution) 8 (0.1%); Eugene Hem (I) 7 (0.1%);
1998	S3	45%	Mark Neumann (R)	2,605	50.1%	Russ Feingold* (D)	2,578	49.5%	21 [+]	0.4%	5,204	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.2%); Tom Ender (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%); Eugene Hem (I) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1998	G	45%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	3,423	65.8%	Ed Garvey (D)	1,743	33.5%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,199	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.3%); Mike Mangan (I) 6 (0.1%); Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 5 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%); A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 2 (0.0%);
1994	S1	43%	Herb Kohl* (D)	3,145	63.9%	Robert Welch (R)	1,739	35.3%	36 [+]	0.7%	4,920	-5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: James Dean (Libertarian) 34 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1994	G	43%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	3,420	68.4%	Chuck Chavala (D)	1,519	30.4%	59 [+]	1.2%	4,998	1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 20 (0.4%); Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 20 (0.4%); Mike Mangan (I) 17 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1992	S3	63%	Bob Kasten* (R)	3,576	49.9%	Russ Feingold (D)	3,553	49.6%	41 [+]	0.6%	7,170	4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 30 (0.4%); William Bittner (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%); Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 2 (0.0%); Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 2 (0.0%); Mervin Hanson (I) 1 (0.0%);
1990	G	46%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	3,203	61.2%	Thomas Loftus (D)	2,028	38.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,232	3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1988	S1	61%	Susan Engeleiter (R)	3,537	50.3%	Herb Kohl (D)	3,485	49.6%	9 [+]	0.1%	7,031	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 4 (0.1%); Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 0 (0.0%);
1986	S3	44%	Bob Kasten* (R)	2,955	57.6%	Ed Garvey (D)	2,157	42.0%	22 [+]	0.4%	5,134	7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Peter Taylor (I) 17 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%); Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Eugene Hem (Third Party) 1 (0.0%);
1986	G	46%	Tommy Thompson (R)	3,124	59.3%	Anthony Earl* (D)	2,113	40.1%	32 [+]	0.6%	5,269	7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 26 (0.5%); Darold Wall (I) 3 (0.1%); Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 3 (0.1%);
1982	S1	57%	William Proxmire* (D)	4,191	62.6%	Scott McCallum (R)	2,459	36.7%	42 [+]	0.6%	6,692	3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: William Hart (Labor & Farm) 21 (0.3%); George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 16 (0.2%); Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 5 (0.1%);
1982	G	59%	Terry Kohler (R)	3,987	57.7%	Anthony Earl (D)	2,889	41.8%	35 [+]	0.5%	6,911	16	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 23 (0.3%); Peter Seidman (I) 6 (0.1%); James Wickstrom (Constitution) 5 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1980	S3	68%	Bob Kasten (R)	4,222	52.1%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,859	47.6%	29 [+]	0.4%	8,110	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%); Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.1%); James Wickstrom (Conservative) 7 (0.1%);
1978	G	54%	Lee Dreyfus (R)	3,370	56.2%	Martin Schreiber* (D)	2,596	43.3%	31 [+]	0.5%	5,997	2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 24 (0.4%); John Doherty (I) 6 (0.1%); Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	S1	63%	William Proxmire* (D)	4,838	69.9%	Stanley York (R)	2,071	29.9%	9 [+]	0.1%	6,918	3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 5 (0.1%); Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	53%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,585	61.0%	Tom Petri (R)	2,228	37.9%	64 [+]	1.1%	5,877	2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Gerald McFarren (American) 57 (1.0%); Roman Blenski (I) 7 (0.1%);
1974	G	51%	William Dyke (R)	3,653	65.6%	Patrick Lucey* (D)	1,838	33.0%	76 [+]	1.4%	5,567	24	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Upham (American) 50 (0.9%); Crazy Jim (I) 14 (0.3%); William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 7 (0.1%); Fred Blair (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S1	55%	William Proxmire* (D)	3,820	67.5%	John Erickson (R)	1,839	32.5%	4 [+]	0.1%	5,663	4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 3 (0.1%); Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 1 (0.0%); Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1970	G	56%	Jack Olson (R)	3,255	57.2%	Patrick Lucey (D)	2,414	42.4%	26 [+]	0.5%	5,695	12	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Leo McDonald (American) 22 (0.4%); Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 2 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%); Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	70%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,039	57.1%	Jerris Leonard (R)	3,030	42.9%	0	0.0%	7,069	5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	73%	Warren Knowles* (R)	3,986	54.6%	Bronson LaFollette (D)	3,305	45.3%	5 [+]	0.1%	7,296	2	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%); Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1966	G	52%	Warren Knowles* (R)	3,366	64.2%	Patrick Lucey (D)	1,875	35.7%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,247	11	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1964	S1	73%	Wilbur Renk (R)	4,275	57.3%	William Proxmire* (D)	3,177	42.6%	4 [+]	0.1%	7,456	11	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Kenneth Klinkert (I) 3 (0.0%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1964	G	74%	Warren Knowles (R)	4,427	58.5%	John Reynolds* (D)	3,144	41.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,572	8	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1962	S3	48%	Alexander Wiley* (R)	2,821	56.7%	Gaylord Nelson (D)	2,145	43.2%	5 [+]	0.1%	4,971	10	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Hart (I) 2 (0.0%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1962	G	49%	Philip Kuehn (R)	2,913	58.2%	John Reynolds (D)	2,085	41.7%	3 [+]	0.1%	5,001	9	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1960	G	81%	Philip Kuehn (R)	4,478	53.4%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,913	46.6%	0	0.0%	8,391	5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lafayette County, WI

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Voter Registration Data for Lafayette County, WI

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Lafayette County, WI were estimated to be 44% Republican and 33% Democrat.