Year | Type | Turnout ![](/images/helpicon.gif) | Winner | Runner-Up |
Other | Total Votes | Diff ![](/images/helpicon.gif) | PSV |
2022 |
S3 |
57% |
Ron Johnson* (R) |
20,004 |
60.6% |
Mandela Barnes (D) |
12,925 |
39.2% |
64 [+] |
0.2% |
32,993 |
10 |
1.24% |
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
Other (Write-in) 64 (0.2%);
|
2022 |
G |
57% |
Tim Michels (R) |
18,865 |
57.2% |
Tony Evers* (D) |
13,624 |
41.3% |
503 [+] |
1.5% |
32,992 |
9 |
1.24% |
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
Joan Beglinger (I) 477 (1.4%);
Other (Write-in) 26 (0.1%);
|
|
2018 |
S1 |
57% |
Leah Vukmir (R) |
16,899 |
51.3% |
Tammy Baldwin* (D) |
15,992 |
48.6% |
28 [+] |
0.1% |
32,919 |
7 |
1.24% |
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
Other (Write-in) 28 (0.1%);
|
2018 |
G |
57% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
18,871 |
57.0% |
Tony Evers (D) |
13,638 |
41.2% |
572 [+] |
1.7% |
33,081 |
9 |
1.24% |
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
Maggie Turnbull (I) 217 (0.7%);
Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 211 (0.6%);
Michael White (Green) 111 (0.3%);
Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 29 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
|
2016 |
S3 |
65% |
Ron Johnson* (R) |
20,925 |
55.6% |
Russ Feingold (D) |
15,175 |
40.3% |
1,543 [+] |
4.1% |
37,643 |
5 |
1.28% |
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 1,542 (4.1%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
2014 |
G |
54% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
17,820 |
57.3% |
Mary Burke (D) |
12,861 |
41.4% |
420 [+] |
1.4% |
31,101 |
5 |
1.29% |
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
Robert Burke (Libertarian) 268 (0.9%);
Dennis Fehr (People's) 152 (0.5%);
|
2012 |
S1 |
66% |
Tammy Baldwin (D) |
18,748 |
49.2% |
Tommy Thompson (R) |
18,052 |
47.3% |
1,332 [+] |
3.5% |
38,132 |
1 |
1.27% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 959 (2.5%);
Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 333 (0.9%);
Other (Write-in) 40 (0.1%);
|
2012 |
G |
55% |
Scott Walker* (R) |
18,535 |
57.9% |
Tom Barrett (D) |
13,171 |
41.1% |
307 [+] |
1.0% |
32,013 |
5 |
1.27% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Hari Trivedi (I) 281 (0.9%);
Other (Write-in) 26 (0.1%);
|
2010 |
S3 |
49% |
Ron Johnson (R) |
15,660 |
55.0% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
12,172 |
42.8% |
621 [+] |
2.2% |
28,453 |
3 |
1.31% |
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
Rob Taylor (I) 607 (2.1%);
Other (Write-in) 14 (0.0%);
|
2010 |
G |
49% |
Scott Walker (R) |
15,626 |
55.3% |
Tom Barrett (D) |
12,023 |
42.5% |
625 [+] |
2.2% |
28,274 |
3 |
1.31% |
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
Jim Langer (I) 277 (1.0%);
James James (Common Sense) 191 (0.7%);
Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 109 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 48 (0.2%);
|
|
2006 |
S1 |
51% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
21,028 |
71.5% |
Robert Lorge (R) |
7,549 |
25.7% |
816 [+] |
2.8% |
29,393 |
-4 |
1.37% |
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
Rae Vogeler (Green) 467 (1.6%);
Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 342 (1.2%);
Other (Write-in) 7 (0.0%);
|
2006 |
G |
52% |
Jim Doyle* (D) |
16,043 |
54.3% |
Mark Green (R) |
12,711 |
43.0% |
805 [+] |
2.7% |
29,559 |
-2 |
1.37% |
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
Nelson Eisman (Green) 779 (2.6%);
Other (Write-in) 26 (0.1%);
|
2004 |
S3 |
70% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
20,986 |
52.8% |
Tim Michels (R) |
18,519 |
46.6% |
204 [+] |
0.5% |
39,709 |
3 |
1.35% |
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
Eugene Hem (I) 115 (0.3%);
Arif Khan (Libertarian) 86 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
|
2002 |
G |
42% |
Jim Doyle (D) |
10,704 |
44.7% |
Scott McCallum* (R) |
8,312 |
34.7% |
4,941 [+] |
20.6% |
23,957 |
-7 |
1.35% |
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 4,349 (18.2%);
Jim Young (Green) 470 (2.0%);
Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 46 (0.2%);
Ty Bollerud (I) 39 (0.2%);
Mike Mangan (I) 28 (0.1%);
Aneb Rasta (I) 9 (0.0%);
|
2000 |
S1 |
63% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
23,418 |
65.7% |
John Gillespie (R) |
11,755 |
33.0% |
468 [+] |
1.3% |
35,641 |
-4 |
1.40% |
[-] Other candidates in 2000:
Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 206 (0.6%);
Eugene Hem (I) 179 (0.5%);
Robert Raymond (Constitution) 77 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
|
|
1998 |
S3 |
48% |
Mark Neumann (R) |
14,377 |
53.6% |
Russ Feingold* (D) |
12,044 |
44.9% |
421 [+] |
1.6% |
26,842 |
5 |
1.52% |
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 224 (0.8%);
Eugene Hem (I) 115 (0.4%);
Tom Ender (Libertarian) 76 (0.3%);
Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
|
1998 |
G |
48% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
17,377 |
64.8% |
Ed Garvey (D) |
9,009 |
33.6% |
426 [+] |
1.6% |
26,812 |
5 |
1.53% |
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 200 (0.7%);
Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 105 (0.4%);
Mike Mangan (I) 95 (0.4%);
A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 20 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
|
1994 |
S1 |
43% |
Herb Kohl* (D) |
13,284 |
56.4% |
Robert Welch (R) |
9,993 |
42.4% |
268 [+] |
1.1% |
23,545 |
2 |
1.50% |
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
James Dean (Libertarian) 268 (1.1%);
|
1994 |
G |
43% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
16,213 |
69.6% |
Chuck Chavala (D) |
6,537 |
28.1% |
546 [+] |
2.3% |
23,296 |
2 |
1.49% |
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 223 (1.0%);
Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 183 (0.8%);
Mike Mangan (I) 140 (0.6%);
|
1992 |
S3 |
67% |
Bob Kasten* (R) |
18,338 |
50.7% |
Russ Feingold (D) |
17,257 |
47.7% |
566 [+] |
1.6% |
36,161 |
5 |
1.47% |
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 315 (0.9%);
William Bittner (Libertarian) 129 (0.4%);
Mervin Hanson (I) 53 (0.1%);
Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 45 (0.1%);
Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 24 (0.1%);
|
1990 |
G |
36% |
Tommy Thompson* (R) |
11,540 |
59.6% |
Thomas Loftus (D) |
7,811 |
40.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
19,351 |
1 |
1.40% |
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
|
|
1988 |
S1 |
61% |
Susan Engeleiter (R) |
16,158 |
50.4% |
Herb Kohl (D) |
15,735 |
49.1% |
137 [+] |
0.4% |
32,030 |
3 |
1.48% |
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 66 (0.2%);
Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 35 (0.1%);
Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 33 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
|
1986 |
S3 |
47% |
Bob Kasten* (R) |
13,105 |
53.5% |
Ed Garvey (D) |
10,932 |
44.6% |
466 [+] |
1.9% |
24,503 |
3 |
1.65% |
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
Peter Taylor (I) 354 (1.4%);
Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 59 (0.2%);
Eugene Hem (Third Party) 52 (0.2%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1986 |
G |
48% |
Tommy Thompson (R) |
14,401 |
58.3% |
Anthony Earl* (D) |
10,059 |
40.7% |
236 [+] |
1.0% |
24,696 |
6 |
1.62% |
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 137 (0.6%);
Darold Wall (I) 71 (0.3%);
Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 28 (0.1%);
|
1982 |
S1 |
48% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
14,911 |
61.0% |
Scott McCallum (R) |
9,149 |
37.4% |
376 [+] |
1.5% |
24,436 |
3 |
1.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 169 (0.7%);
George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 119 (0.5%);
Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 88 (0.4%);
|
1982 |
G |
49% |
Anthony Earl (D) |
13,084 |
52.8% |
Terry Kohler (R) |
11,304 |
45.6% |
401 [+] |
1.6% |
24,789 |
4 |
1.57% |
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
James Wickstrom (Constitution) 177 (0.7%);
Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 156 (0.6%);
Peter Seidman (I) 63 (0.3%);
Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
|
1980 |
S3 |
67% |
Bob Kasten (R) |
18,474 |
55.1% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
14,232 |
42.4% |
829 [+] |
2.5% |
33,535 |
5 |
1.52% |
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
James Wickstrom (Conservative) 604 (1.8%);
Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 144 (0.4%);
Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 81 (0.2%);
|
|
1978 |
G |
51% |
Lee Dreyfus (R) |
14,045 |
60.3% |
Martin Schreiber* (D) |
9,077 |
39.0% |
155 [+] |
0.7% |
23,277 |
6 |
1.55% |
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 94 (0.4%);
John Doherty (I) 44 (0.2%);
Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.0%);
Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.0%);
Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
|
1976 |
S1 |
63% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
21,227 |
74.7% |
Stanley York (R) |
6,963 |
24.5% |
219 [+] |
0.8% |
28,409 |
-2 |
1.47% |
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 76 (0.3%);
William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 63 (0.2%);
Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 46 (0.2%);
Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 29 (0.1%);
Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
|
1974 |
S3 |
43% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
11,798 |
62.3% |
Tom Petri (R) |
5,868 |
31.0% |
1,262 [+] |
6.7% |
18,928 |
-5 |
1.58% |
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
Gerald McFarren (American) 1,165 (6.2%);
Roman Blenski (I) 97 (0.5%);
|
1974 |
G |
42% |
Patrick Lucey* (D) |
8,833 |
48.0% |
William Dyke (R) |
7,722 |
41.9% |
1,865 [+] |
10.1% |
18,420 |
0 |
1.56% |
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
William Upham (American) 1,698 (9.2%);
Crazy Jim (I) 100 (0.5%);
Fred Blair (Communist) 34 (0.2%);
William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 27 (0.1%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.0%);
|
1970 |
S1 |
52% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
14,411 |
71.1% |
John Erickson (R) |
5,751 |
28.4% |
107 [+] |
0.5% |
20,269 |
0 |
1.51% |
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 81 (0.4%);
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 18 (0.1%);
Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.0%);
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
|
1970 |
G |
52% |
Patrick Lucey (D) |
10,975 |
54.3% |
Jack Olson (R) |
9,083 |
45.0% |
141 [+] |
0.7% |
20,199 |
0 |
1.50% |
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
Leo McDonald (American) 123 (0.6%);
Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 8 (0.0%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.0%);
Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
|
1968 |
S3 |
64% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
14,102 |
59.1% |
Jerris Leonard (R) |
9,771 |
40.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
23,873 |
3 |
1.44% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
|
1968 |
G |
66% |
Bronson LaFollette (D) |
12,364 |
50.7% |
Warren Knowles* (R) |
11,973 |
49.1% |
62 [+] |
0.3% |
24,399 |
-4 |
1.44% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 39 (0.2%);
Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 23 (0.1%);
|
1966 |
G |
45% |
Warren Knowles* (R) |
8,816 |
53.6% |
Patrick Lucey (D) |
7,566 |
46.0% |
61 [+] |
0.4% |
16,443 |
0 |
1.41% |
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 60 (0.4%);
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1964 |
S1 |
67% |
Wilbur Renk (R) |
12,117 |
50.8% |
William Proxmire* (D) |
11,714 |
49.1% |
32 [+] |
0.1% |
23,863 |
4 |
1.43% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
Kenneth Klinkert (I) 25 (0.1%);
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.0%);
|
1964 |
G |
68% |
Warren Knowles (R) |
12,152 |
50.4% |
John Reynolds* (D) |
11,952 |
49.6% |
1 [+] |
0.0% |
24,105 |
0 |
1.42% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
|
1962 |
S3 |
52% |
Gaylord Nelson (D) |
9,437 |
51.8% |
Alexander Wiley* (R) |
8,763 |
48.1% |
34 [+] |
0.2% |
18,234 |
1 |
1.45% |
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
William Hart (I) 21 (0.1%);
Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.1%);
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
|
1962 |
G |
52% |
Philip Kuehn (R) |
9,221 |
50.4% |
John Reynolds (D) |
9,035 |
49.4% |
23 [+] |
0.1% |
18,279 |
1 |
1.44% |
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 23 (0.1%);
|
1960 |
G |
73% |
Philip Kuehn (R) |
13,324 |
53.3% |
Gaylord Nelson* (D) |
11,663 |
46.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
24,987 |
5 |
1.45% |
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
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