Year | Type | Turnout ![](/images/helpicon.gif) | Winner | Runner-Up |
Other | Total Votes | Diff ![](/images/helpicon.gif) | PSV |
2022 |
S3 |
57% |
Mandela Barnes (D) |
14,618 |
50.6% |
Ron Johnson* (R) |
14,289 |
49.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
28,907 |
-1 |
1.09% |
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
|
2022 |
G |
57% |
Tony Evers* (D) |
15,285 |
52.8% |
Tim Michels (R) |
13,348 |
46.1% |
327 [+] |
1.1% |
28,960 |
-2 |
1.09% |
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
Joan Beglinger (I) 327 (1.1%);
|
|
2018 |
S1 |
58% |
Tammy Baldwin* (D) |
16,960 |
58.8% |
Leah Vukmir (R) |
11,866 |
41.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
28,826 |
-3 |
1.08% |
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
|
2018 |
G |
58% |
Tony Evers (D) |
15,630 |
54.0% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
12,615 |
43.6% |
687 [+] |
2.4% |
28,932 |
-5 |
1.08% |
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 240 (0.8%);
Maggie Turnbull (I) 231 (0.8%);
Michael White (Green) 133 (0.5%);
Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 82 (0.3%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
2016 |
S3 |
64% |
Russ Feingold (D) |
16,323 |
52.0% |
Ron Johnson* (R) |
14,127 |
45.0% |
937 [+] |
3.0% |
31,387 |
-5 |
1.06% |
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 937 (3.0%);
|
2014 |
G |
53% |
Mary Burke (D) |
13,041 |
50.9% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
12,222 |
47.7% |
346 [+] |
1.4% |
25,609 |
-5 |
1.06% |
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
Robert Burke (Libertarian) 248 (1.0%);
Dennis Fehr (People's) 97 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
2012 |
S1 |
66% |
Tammy Baldwin (D) |
17,247 |
54.6% |
Tommy Thompson (R) |
13,565 |
42.9% |
787 [+] |
2.5% |
31,599 |
-3 |
1.05% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 638 (2.0%);
Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 121 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 28 (0.1%);
|
2012 |
G |
56% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
13,648 |
51.2% |
Tom Barrett (D) |
12,815 |
48.1% |
186 [+] |
0.7% |
26,649 |
-2 |
1.06% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Hari Trivedi (I) 168 (0.6%);
Other (Write-in) 18 (0.1%);
|
2010 |
S3 |
47% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
11,188 |
50.0% |
Ron Johnson (R) |
10,856 |
48.5% |
348 [+] |
1.6% |
22,392 |
-3 |
1.03% |
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
Rob Taylor (I) 344 (1.5%);
Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
|
2010 |
G |
47% |
Scott Walker (R) |
11,044 |
49.8% |
Tom Barrett (D) |
10,741 |
48.5% |
381 [+] |
1.7% |
22,166 |
-2 |
1.03% |
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
Jim Langer (I) 158 (0.7%);
James James (Common Sense) 113 (0.5%);
Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 92 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 18 (0.1%);
|
|
2006 |
S1 |
49% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
15,689 |
71.9% |
Robert Lorge (R) |
5,318 |
24.4% |
819 [+] |
3.8% |
21,826 |
-5 |
1.02% |
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
Rae Vogeler (Green) 487 (2.2%);
Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 319 (1.5%);
Other (Write-in) 13 (0.1%);
|
2006 |
G |
49% |
Jim Doyle* (D) |
12,232 |
55.8% |
Mark Green (R) |
9,148 |
41.7% |
558 [+] |
2.5% |
21,938 |
-4 |
1.01% |
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
Nelson Eisman (Green) 517 (2.4%);
Other (Write-in) 41 (0.2%);
|
2004 |
S3 |
69% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
16,925 |
56.2% |
Tim Michels (R) |
12,967 |
43.1% |
208 [+] |
0.7% |
30,100 |
-1 |
1.02% |
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
Arif Khan (Libertarian) 109 (0.4%);
Eugene Hem (I) 97 (0.3%);
Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
|
2002 |
G |
42% |
Jim Doyle (D) |
7,286 |
41.2% |
Scott McCallum* (R) |
5,629 |
31.8% |
4,768 [+] |
27.0% |
17,683 |
-10 |
1.00% |
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 3,953 (22.4%);
Jim Young (Green) 752 (4.3%);
Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 22 (0.1%);
Mike Mangan (I) 18 (0.1%);
Ty Bollerud (I) 17 (0.1%);
Aneb Rasta (I) 6 (0.0%);
|
2000 |
S1 |
62% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
16,519 |
65.2% |
John Gillespie (R) |
8,433 |
33.3% |
375 [+] |
1.5% |
25,327 |
-4 |
1.00% |
[-] Other candidates in 2000:
Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 187 (0.7%);
Eugene Hem (I) 119 (0.5%);
Robert Raymond (Constitution) 60 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 9 (0.0%);
|
|
1998 |
S3 |
43% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
8,391 |
49.7% |
Mark Neumann (R) |
8,329 |
49.3% |
159 [+] |
0.9% |
16,879 |
1 |
0.96% |
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 77 (0.5%);
Tom Ender (Libertarian) 45 (0.3%);
Eugene Hem (I) 27 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
|
1998 |
G |
42% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
10,206 |
61.9% |
Ed Garvey (D) |
6,008 |
36.5% |
262 [+] |
1.6% |
16,476 |
2 |
0.94% |
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 121 (0.7%);
Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 92 (0.6%);
Mike Mangan (I) 39 (0.2%);
A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 9 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1994 |
S1 |
39% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
8,505 |
58.7% |
Robert Welch (R) |
5,845 |
40.3% |
147 [+] |
1.0% |
14,497 |
0 |
0.93% |
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
James Dean (Libertarian) 147 (1.0%);
|
1994 |
G |
39% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
9,737 |
67.6% |
Chuck Chavala (D) |
4,269 |
29.6% |
401 [+] |
2.8% |
14,407 |
0 |
0.92% |
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 160 (1.1%);
Mike Mangan (I) 133 (0.9%);
Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 106 (0.7%);
Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
|
1992 |
S3 |
66% |
Russ Feingold (D) |
11,772 |
50.5% |
Bob Kasten* (R) |
11,270 |
48.3% |
281 [+] |
1.2% |
23,323 |
2 |
0.95% |
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 157 (0.7%);
William Bittner (Libertarian) 53 (0.2%);
Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 34 (0.1%);
Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 20 (0.1%);
Mervin Hanson (I) 16 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1990 |
G |
40% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
8,191 |
60.0% |
Thomas Loftus (D) |
5,458 |
40.0% |
6 [+] |
0.0% |
13,655 |
2 |
0.99% |
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
|
|
1988 |
S1 |
56% |
Susan Engeleiter (R) |
9,441 |
50.1% |
Herb Kohl (D) |
9,341 |
49.6% |
62 [+] |
0.3% |
18,844 |
3 |
0.87% |
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 27 (0.1%);
Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.1%);
Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 10 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
|
1986 |
S3 |
43% |
Bob Kasten* (R) |
8,199 |
57.9% |
Ed Garvey (D) |
5,757 |
40.6% |
210 [+] |
1.5% |
14,166 |
7 |
0.96% |
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
Peter Taylor (I) 140 (1.0%);
Eugene Hem (Third Party) 34 (0.2%);
Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 26 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
|
1986 |
G |
44% |
Tommy Thompson (R) |
8,994 |
61.9% |
Anthony Earl* (D) |
5,440 |
37.4% |
93 [+] |
0.6% |
14,527 |
9 |
0.95% |
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 66 (0.5%);
Darold Wall (I) 18 (0.1%);
Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 8 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1982 |
S1 |
43% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
8,092 |
59.6% |
Scott McCallum (R) |
5,254 |
38.7% |
239 [+] |
1.8% |
13,585 |
5 |
0.88% |
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 195 (1.4%);
George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 27 (0.2%);
Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 16 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1982 |
G |
44% |
Terry Kohler (R) |
7,403 |
53.1% |
Anthony Earl (D) |
6,430 |
46.1% |
115 [+] |
0.8% |
13,948 |
11 |
0.88% |
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 57 (0.4%);
James Wickstrom (Constitution) 32 (0.2%);
Peter Seidman (I) 16 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
|
1980 |
S3 |
64% |
Bob Kasten (R) |
10,267 |
52.0% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
9,268 |
46.9% |
211 [+] |
1.1% |
19,746 |
2 |
0.90% |
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 74 (0.4%);
James Wickstrom (Conservative) 71 (0.4%);
Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 66 (0.3%);
|
|
1978 |
G |
47% |
Lee Dreyfus (R) |
7,867 |
60.5% |
Martin Schreiber* (D) |
5,063 |
38.9% |
82 [+] |
0.6% |
13,012 |
6 |
0.87% |
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 38 (0.3%);
Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 32 (0.2%);
John Doherty (I) 7 (0.1%);
Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.0%);
|
1976 |
S1 |
64% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
11,212 |
63.6% |
Stanley York (R) |
6,297 |
35.7% |
114 [+] |
0.6% |
17,623 |
9 |
0.91% |
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 86 (0.5%);
Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 21 (0.1%);
Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 4 (0.0%);
Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
|
1974 |
S3 |
41% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
5,729 |
52.0% |
Tom Petri (R) |
5,191 |
47.1% |
97 [+] |
0.9% |
11,017 |
11 |
0.92% |
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
Gerald McFarren (American) 62 (0.6%);
Roman Blenski (I) 26 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);
|
1974 |
G |
41% |
William Dyke (R) |
6,626 |
61.1% |
Patrick Lucey* (D) |
3,919 |
36.1% |
301 [+] |
2.8% |
10,846 |
19 |
0.92% |
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 162 (1.5%);
William Upham (American) 86 (0.8%);
Crazy Jim (I) 37 (0.3%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.1%);
Fred Blair (Communist) 5 (0.0%);
Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
|
1970 |
S1 |
54% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
8,255 |
64.6% |
John Erickson (R) |
4,485 |
35.1% |
46 [+] |
0.4% |
12,786 |
7 |
0.95% |
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 24 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 7 (0.1%);
Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
|
1970 |
G |
54% |
Jack Olson (R) |
7,036 |
55.1% |
Patrick Lucey (D) |
5,601 |
43.9% |
135 [+] |
1.1% |
12,772 |
10 |
0.95% |
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
Leo McDonald (American) 93 (0.7%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 18 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%);
Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 6 (0.0%);
|
|
1968 |
S3 |
68% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
8,501 |
54.5% |
Jerris Leonard (R) |
7,109 |
45.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
15,610 |
7 |
0.94% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
|
1968 |
G |
70% |
Warren Knowles* (R) |
8,657 |
54.3% |
Bronson LaFollette (D) |
7,244 |
45.4% |
44 [+] |
0.3% |
15,945 |
1 |
0.94% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 28 (0.2%);
Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.1%);
|
1966 |
G |
48% |
Warren Knowles* (R) |
6,850 |
63.2% |
Patrick Lucey (D) |
3,928 |
36.2% |
63 [+] |
0.6% |
10,841 |
10 |
0.93% |
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 63 (0.6%);
|
1964 |
S1 |
70% |
Wilbur Renk (R) |
9,044 |
58.7% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
6,373 |
41.3% |
2 [+] |
0.0% |
15,419 |
12 |
0.92% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
Kenneth Klinkert (I) 2 (0.0%);
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
|
1964 |
G |
70% |
Warren Knowles (R) |
9,333 |
60.2% |
John Reynolds* (D) |
6,178 |
39.8% |
1 [+] |
0.0% |
15,512 |
10 |
0.92% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1962 |
S3 |
50% |
Alexander Wiley* (R) |
6,159 |
56.8% |
Gaylord Nelson (D) |
4,674 |
43.1% |
17 [+] |
0.2% |
10,850 |
10 |
0.86% |
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
William Hart (I) 12 (0.1%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.0%);
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
|
1962 |
G |
51% |
Philip Kuehn (R) |
6,552 |
59.7% |
John Reynolds (D) |
4,414 |
40.2% |
12 [+] |
0.1% |
10,978 |
10 |
0.87% |
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 12 (0.1%);
|
1960 |
G |
79% |
Philip Kuehn (R) |
9,584 |
56.5% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
7,386 |
43.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
16,970 |
8 |
0.98% |
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
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