| Turnout | Herb Kohl (D) |
Susan Engeleiter (R) |
George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) |
Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 63% | 14,235 | 72.8% | 5,098 | 26.1% | 106 | 0.5% | 68 | 0.3% | 34 | 0.2% | 9,137 | 19,541 |
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Other candidates included: Arlyn Wollenburg (I), 1,198 votes |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Herb Kohl | |
| Total Disbursements: | $7,491,600 |
| Total Receipts: | $7,576,540 |
| Cash on Hand: | $84,938 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $6,135,071 |
| Candidate Loans: | $785,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $642,927 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $7,491,600 |
| Susan Engeleiter | |
| Total Disbursements: | $2,908,101 |
| Total Receipts: | $2,945,328 |
| Cash on Hand: | $37,225 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $150,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $1,691,594 |
| Party Contributions: | $41,093 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $993,692 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $55,277 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $335 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $-335 |
| Net Spending: | $2,907,766 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/WI/1988