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1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Wisconsin (Class 1)


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County Turnout William Proxmire*
(D)
Scott McCallum
(R)
William Hart
(Labor & Farm)
George Liljenfeldt
(Libertarian)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams45%2,94561.9%1,74236.6%330.7%130.3%220.5%1,203 4,755
Ashland53%4,64673.5%1,55724.6%661.0%360.6%140.2%3,089 6,319
Barron44%8,39068.8%3,70730.4%430.4%310.3%220.2%4,683 12,193
Bayfield61%4,56075.7%1,37922.9%550.9%250.4%50.1%3,181 6,024
Brown46%34,40659.8%22,11638.5%4060.7%4190.7%1650.3%12,290 57,512
Buffalo48%3,07863.9%1,70935.5%150.3%60.1%90.2%1,369 4,817
Burnett76%5,34877.3%1,42620.6%520.8%300.4%610.9%3,922 6,917
Calumet49%5,83256.9%4,20841.1%620.6%340.3%1061.0%1,624 10,242
Chippewa42%10,75772.1%3,96026.6%970.7%430.3%540.4%6,797 14,911
Clark48%5,99256.2%4,49642.2%630.6%220.2%810.8%1,496 10,654
Columbia45%8,52560.3%5,41838.3%1240.9%320.2%400.3%3,107 14,139
Crawford56%4,17165.8%2,11533.4%180.3%230.4%100.2%2,056 6,337
Dane48%75,28062.6%31,56326.3%12,01110.0%1,1160.9%2000.2%43,717 120,170
Dodge41%11,34951.2%10,55647.6%1090.5%1020.5%570.3%793 22,173
Door52%5,14353.6%4,41145.9%290.3%140.1%70.1%732 9,604
Douglas46%12,47584.4%2,09114.2%1431.0%460.3%190.1%10,384 14,774
Dunn43%7,71869.9%3,04927.6%1721.6%690.6%370.3%4,669 11,045
Eau Claire45%18,22968.8%7,67929.0%3911.5%940.4%860.3%10,550 26,479
Florence45%85963.0%49436.2%20.1%10.1%80.6%365 1,364
Fond du Lac50%16,81653.4%14,23245.2%1870.6%1220.4%1050.3%2,584 31,462
Forest56%2,26964.7%1,20134.3%80.2%130.4%140.4%1,068 3,505
Grant38%8,49662.1%5,02236.7%820.6%500.4%210.2%3,474 13,671
Green45%5,77460.7%3,60737.9%720.8%370.4%210.2%2,167 9,511
Green Lake46%2,60142.4%3,49356.9%140.2%80.1%240.4%-892 6,140
Iowa43%3,75263.6%2,06635.0%510.9%290.5%30.1%1,686 5,901
Iron62%2,24572.4%82426.6%150.5%50.2%110.4%1,421 3,100
Jackson59%4,10758.0%2,87840.6%500.7%220.3%260.4%1,229 7,083
Jefferson40%11,15458.0%7,77440.4%1350.7%1060.6%750.4%3,380 19,244
Juneau47%3,61651.9%3,26046.8%420.6%190.3%360.5%356 6,973
Kenosha39%25,82274.0%8,70324.9%1630.5%1320.4%900.3%17,119 34,910
Kewaunee55%4,20457.3%3,08542.0%190.3%180.2%130.2%1,119 7,339
La Crosse45%19,42462.5%11,17136.0%2440.8%1670.5%590.2%8,253 31,065
Lafayette57%4,19162.6%2,45936.7%210.3%160.2%50.1%1,732 6,692
Langlade48%4,05660.3%2,62139.0%190.3%110.2%170.3%1,435 6,724
Lincoln51%5,44957.2%3,96841.6%520.5%210.2%420.4%1,481 9,532
Manitowoc48%17,66563.2%9,63034.5%1350.5%2420.9%2580.9%8,035 27,930
Marathon49%23,34660.9%14,33337.4%2910.8%1840.5%1530.4%9,013 38,307
Marinette48%7,96258.9%5,44640.3%260.2%440.3%330.2%2,516 13,511
Marquette45%2,15755.2%1,68543.1%210.5%150.4%300.8%472 3,908
Menominee24%36577.8%10422.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%261 469
Milwaukee43%224,85673.3%76,64525.0%2,6200.9%1,7250.6%8140.3%148,211 306,660
Monroe40%5,16952.2%4,62946.8%320.3%230.2%410.4%540 9,894
Oconto53%5,82453.9%4,88645.2%340.3%230.2%320.3%938 10,799
Oneida55%7,26258.0%5,10440.8%580.5%540.4%460.4%2,158 12,524
Outagamie44%22,29356.0%16,96942.6%2440.6%1840.5%1270.3%5,324 39,817
Ozaukee48%12,26654.3%10,08544.7%840.4%990.4%450.2%2,181 22,579
Pepin41%1,54973.2%54125.6%120.6%80.4%60.3%1,008 2,116
Pierce44%7,27173.9%2,38824.3%1351.4%310.3%130.1%4,883 9,838
Polk44%7,11070.5%2,81127.9%450.4%210.2%950.9%4,299 10,082
Portage44%12,49768.1%5,26328.7%3942.1%1230.7%630.3%7,234 18,340
Price52%3,59062.5%2,09736.5%100.2%120.2%340.6%1,493 5,743
Racine45%35,77566.0%17,42732.2%4290.8%4260.8%1270.2%18,348 54,184
Richland46%2,79948.4%2,91650.4%420.7%190.3%90.2%-117 5,785
Rock43%28,14767.6%12,79530.7%3550.9%2410.6%980.2%15,352 41,636
Rusk50%3,50365.0%1,79333.3%400.7%140.3%360.7%1,710 5,386
Sauk43%8,09259.6%5,25438.7%1951.4%270.2%170.1%2,838 13,585
Sawyer49%2,94363.7%1,62335.2%210.5%120.3%180.4%1,320 4,617
Shawano43%5,75551.9%5,20747.0%240.2%380.3%570.5%548 11,081
Sheboygan51%24,23365.5%12,40233.5%1220.3%1710.5%830.2%11,831 37,011
St. Croix48%10,85174.2%3,64624.9%710.5%380.3%160.1%7,205 14,622
Taylor50%4,19365.1%2,15133.4%560.9%170.3%230.4%2,042 6,440
Trempealeau45%5,44066.1%2,74533.3%270.3%100.1%100.1%2,695 8,232
Vernon51%4,73150.2%4,54048.2%680.7%500.5%270.3%191 9,416
Vilas55%3,47049.7%3,40548.8%130.2%220.3%691.0%65 6,979
Walworth40%11,56954.9%9,23643.8%1420.7%920.4%300.1%2,333 21,069
Washburn56%3,95073.5%1,37425.6%230.4%120.2%180.3%2,576 5,377
Washington43%13,43052.7%11,75546.1%960.4%1090.4%1020.4%1,675 25,492
Waukesha46%50,36156.1%38,28942.7%3100.3%5660.6%1920.2%12,072 89,718
Waupaca40%5,83646.5%6,63552.8%480.4%200.2%250.2%-799 12,564
Waushara42%2,76948.0%2,93350.9%310.5%130.2%200.3%-164 5,766
Winnebago47%25,69256.1%19,42442.4%3190.7%2110.5%1410.3%6,268 45,787
Wood48%14,91161.0%9,14937.4%1690.7%1190.5%880.4%5,762 24,436
TOTAL 45% 983,31163.6% 527,35534.1% 21,8071.4% 7,9470.5% 4,5610.3% 455,956 1,544,981
Total R vote: 527,355 (34.1%)      Total D vote: 983,311 (63.6%)      Total Other vote: 34,315 (2.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $0 $119,924 $2,471 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $133,002 $2,471 $0
Cash on Hand: $0 $0 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Spending: $0 $119,924 $2,471 $0

**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/1982


Other candidates included: Sanford Knapp (Constitution), 4,463 votes



1982 Senate class 1, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,945 61.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,742 36.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 33 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 13 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 19 0.4%
TOTAL 4,755
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Ashland County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,646 73.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,557 24.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 66 1.0%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 36 0.6%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 14 0.2%
TOTAL 6,319
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Barron County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 8,390 68.8%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,707 30.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 43 0.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 31 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 22 0.2%
TOTAL 12,193
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Bayfield County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,560 75.7%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,379 22.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 55 0.9%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 25 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 6,024
Turnout: 61%


1982 Senate class 1, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 34,406 59.8%
Scott McCallum (R) 22,116 38.5%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 406 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 419 0.7%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 164 0.3%
TOTAL 57,512
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Buffalo County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,078 63.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,709 35.5%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 15 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 6 0.1%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 4,817
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Burnett County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,348 77.3%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,426 20.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 52 0.8%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 30 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 61 0.9%
TOTAL 6,917
Turnout: 76%


1982 Senate class 1, Calumet County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,832 56.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 4,208 41.1%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 62 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 34 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 106 1.0%
TOTAL 10,242
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Chippewa County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 10,757 72.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,960 26.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 97 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 43 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 54 0.4%
TOTAL 14,911
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,992 56.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 4,496 42.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 63 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 22 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 81 0.8%
TOTAL 10,654
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Columbia County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 8,525 60.3%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,418 38.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 124 0.9%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 32 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 37 0.3%
TOTAL 14,139
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,171 65.8%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,115 33.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 18 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 23 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 6,337
Turnout: 56%


1982 Senate class 1, Dane County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 75,280 62.6%
Scott McCallum (R) 31,563 26.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 12,011 10.0%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 1,116 0.9%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 157 0.1%
TOTAL 120,170
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Dodge County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 11,349 51.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 10,556 47.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 109 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 102 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 57 0.3%
TOTAL 22,173
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Door County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,143 53.6%
Scott McCallum (R) 4,411 45.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 29 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 14 0.1%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 9,604
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 12,475 84.4%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,091 14.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 143 1.0%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 46 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 15 0.1%
TOTAL 14,774
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Dunn County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 7,718 69.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,049 27.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 172 1.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 69 0.6%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 37 0.3%
TOTAL 11,045
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Eau Claire County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 18,229 68.8%
Scott McCallum (R) 7,679 29.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 391 1.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 94 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 86 0.3%
TOTAL 26,479
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Florence County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 859 63.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 494 36.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 2 0.1%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 1 0.1%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 8 0.6%
TOTAL 1,364
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Fond du Lac County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 16,816 53.4%
Scott McCallum (R) 14,232 45.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 187 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 122 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 105 0.3%
TOTAL 31,462
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Forest County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,269 64.7%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,201 34.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 8 0.2%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 13 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 14 0.4%
TOTAL 3,505
Turnout: 56%


1982 Senate class 1, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 8,496 62.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,022 36.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 82 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 50 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 21 0.2%
TOTAL 13,671
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Green County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,774 60.7%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,607 37.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 72 0.8%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 37 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 21 0.2%
TOTAL 9,511
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Green Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,601 42.4%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,493 56.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 14 0.2%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 8 0.1%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 24 0.4%
TOTAL 6,140
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Iowa County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,752 63.6%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,066 35.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 51 0.9%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 29 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 5,901
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Iron County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,245 72.4%
Scott McCallum (R) 824 26.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 15 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 5 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 11 0.4%
TOTAL 3,100
Turnout: 62%


1982 Senate class 1, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,107 58.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,878 40.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 50 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 22 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 26 0.4%
TOTAL 7,083
Turnout: 59%


1982 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 11,154 58.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 7,774 40.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 135 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 106 0.6%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 71 0.4%
TOTAL 19,244
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Juneau County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,616 51.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,260 46.8%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 42 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 19 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 36 0.5%
TOTAL 6,973
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Kenosha County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 25,822 74.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 8,703 24.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 163 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 132 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 90 0.3%
TOTAL 34,910
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Kewaunee County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,204 57.3%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,085 42.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 19 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 18 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 7,339
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, La Crosse County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 19,424 62.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 11,171 36.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 244 0.8%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 167 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 59 0.2%
TOTAL 31,065
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Lafayette County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,191 62.6%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,459 36.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 21 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 16 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 6,692
Turnout: 57%


1982 Senate class 1, Langlade County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,056 60.3%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,621 39.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 19 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 11 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 17 0.3%
TOTAL 6,724
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,449 57.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,968 41.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 52 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 21 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 42 0.4%
TOTAL 9,532
Turnout: 51%


1982 Senate class 1, Manitowoc County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 17,665 63.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 9,630 34.5%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 135 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 242 0.9%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 256 0.9%
TOTAL 27,930
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Marathon County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 23,346 60.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 14,333 37.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 291 0.8%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 184 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 153 0.4%
TOTAL 38,307
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Marinette County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 7,962 58.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,446 40.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 26 0.2%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 44 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 33 0.2%
TOTAL 13,511
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Marquette County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,157 55.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,685 43.1%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 21 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 15 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 29 0.7%
TOTAL 3,908
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Menominee County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 365 77.8%
Scott McCallum (R) 104 22.2%
TOTAL 469
Turnout: 24%


1982 Senate class 1, Milwaukee County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 224,856 73.3%
Scott McCallum (R) 76,645 25.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 2,620 0.9%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 1,725 0.6%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 794 0.3%
TOTAL 306,660
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,169 52.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 4,629 46.8%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 32 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 23 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 41 0.4%
TOTAL 9,894
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Oconto County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,824 53.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 4,886 45.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 34 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 23 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 31 0.3%
TOTAL 10,799
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Oneida County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 7,262 58.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,104 40.8%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 58 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 54 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 45 0.4%
TOTAL 12,524
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Outagamie County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 22,293 56.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 16,969 42.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 244 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 184 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 127 0.3%
TOTAL 39,817
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Ozaukee County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 12,266 54.3%
Scott McCallum (R) 10,085 44.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 84 0.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 99 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 45 0.2%
TOTAL 22,579
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Pepin County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 1,549 73.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 541 25.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 12 0.6%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 8 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 6 0.3%
TOTAL 2,116
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Pierce County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 7,271 73.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,388 24.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 135 1.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 31 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 13 0.1%
TOTAL 9,838
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 7,110 70.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,811 27.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 45 0.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 21 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 95 0.9%
TOTAL 10,082
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Portage County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 12,497 68.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,263 28.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 394 2.1%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 123 0.7%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 63 0.3%
TOTAL 18,340
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Price County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,590 62.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,097 36.5%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 10 0.2%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 12 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 31 0.5%
TOTAL 5,743
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Racine County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 35,775 66.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 17,427 32.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 429 0.8%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 426 0.8%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 127 0.2%
TOTAL 54,184
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Richland County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,799 48.4%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,916 50.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 42 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 19 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 5,785
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Rock County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 28,147 67.6%
Scott McCallum (R) 12,795 30.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 355 0.9%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 241 0.6%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 98 0.2%
TOTAL 41,636
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Rusk County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,503 65.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,793 33.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 40 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 14 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 36 0.7%
TOTAL 5,386
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Sauk County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 8,092 59.6%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,254 38.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 195 1.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 27 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 13,585
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Sawyer County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,943 63.7%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,623 35.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 21 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 12 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 18 0.4%
TOTAL 4,617
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Shawano County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,755 51.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 5,207 47.0%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 24 0.2%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 38 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 57 0.5%
TOTAL 11,081
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Sheboygan County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 24,233 65.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 12,402 33.5%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 122 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 171 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 80 0.2%
TOTAL 37,011
Turnout: 51%


1982 Senate class 1, St. Croix County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 10,851 74.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,646 24.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 71 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 38 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 14,622
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Taylor County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,193 65.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,151 33.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 56 0.9%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 17 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 22 0.3%
TOTAL 6,440
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Trempealeau County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,440 66.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,745 33.3%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 27 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 10 0.1%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 8,232
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Vernon County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 4,731 50.2%
Scott McCallum (R) 4,540 48.2%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 68 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 50 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 27 0.3%
TOTAL 9,416
Turnout: 51%


1982 Senate class 1, Vilas County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,470 49.7%
Scott McCallum (R) 3,405 48.8%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 13 0.2%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 22 0.3%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 69 1.0%
TOTAL 6,979
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Walworth County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 11,569 54.9%
Scott McCallum (R) 9,236 43.8%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 142 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 92 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 30 0.1%
TOTAL 21,069
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Washburn County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 3,950 73.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 1,374 25.6%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 23 0.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 12 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 18 0.3%
TOTAL 5,377
Turnout: 56%


1982 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 13,430 52.7%
Scott McCallum (R) 11,755 46.1%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 96 0.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 109 0.4%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 101 0.4%
TOTAL 25,492
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Waukesha County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 50,361 56.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 38,289 42.7%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 310 0.3%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 566 0.6%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 191 0.2%
TOTAL 89,718
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Waupaca County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 5,836 46.5%
Scott McCallum (R) 6,635 52.8%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 48 0.4%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 20 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 25 0.2%
TOTAL 12,564
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Waushara County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 2,769 48.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 2,933 50.9%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 31 0.5%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 13 0.2%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 20 0.3%
TOTAL 5,766
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Winnebago County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 25,692 56.1%
Scott McCallum (R) 19,424 42.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 319 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 211 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 141 0.3%
TOTAL 45,787
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Wood County
CandidateVotesPct
William Proxmire* (D) 14,911 61.0%
Scott McCallum (R) 9,149 37.4%
William Hart (Labor & Farm) 169 0.7%
George Liljenfeldt (Lbt) 119 0.5%
Sanford Knapp (Cst) 88 0.4%
TOTAL 24,436
Turnout: 48%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Scott McCallum
Total Disbursements: $119,924
Total Receipts: $133,002
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
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: $119,924



William Hart
Total Disbursements: $2,471
Total Receipts: $2,471
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
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: $2,471



**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/1982


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Scott McCallum 182,043 67.7% $119,924
2   Paul Brewer 86,728 32.3% $16,309
    Other 91 0.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 268,862    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   William Proxmire* 467,214 86.1%
2   Marcel Dandeneau 75,258 13.9%
    Other 55 0.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 542,527