1974-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Wisconsin (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Gaylord Nelson* (D)		Tom Petri (R)		Gerald McFarren (American)		Roman Blenski (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	43%	1,958	60.5%	1,217	37.6%	49	1.5%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	741	3,235
Ashland	44%	3,474	70.9%	1,339	27.3%	57	1.2%	29	0.6%	0	0.0%	2,135	4,899
Barron	38%	5,938	66.1%	2,892	32.2%	124	1.4%	27	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,046	8,981
Bayfield	49%	2,871	71.7%	1,076	26.9%	43	1.1%	15	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,795	4,005
Brown	43%	23,074	51.3%	20,882	46.4%	899	2.0%	152	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,192	45,007
Buffalo	54%	3,280	67.0%	1,517	31.0%	81	1.7%	20	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,763	4,898
Burnett	46%	2,412	75.3%	752	23.5%	27	0.8%	13	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,660	3,204
Calumet	48%	3,792	44.7%	4,573	53.9%	118	1.4%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	-781	8,492
Chippewa	40%	8,948	71.4%	2,950	23.6%	540	4.3%	86	0.7%	0	0.0%	5,998	12,524
Clark	46%	5,785	64.4%	2,558	28.5%	528	5.9%	113	1.3%	0	0.0%	3,227	8,984
Columbia	45%	7,168	58.8%	4,918	40.3%	87	0.7%	25	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,250	12,198
Crawford	50%	3,294	66.3%	1,587	32.0%	62	1.2%	23	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,707	4,966
Dane	40%	62,548	73.3%	21,887	25.7%	451	0.5%	395	0.5%	17	0.0%	40,661	85,298
Dodge	42%	10,586	53.5%	8,993	45.5%	176	0.9%	26	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,593	19,781
Door	50%	3,544	47.8%	3,791	51.1%	69	0.9%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	-247	7,418
Douglas	43%	10,798	83.5%	2,017	15.6%	62	0.5%	55	0.4%	0	0.0%	8,781	12,932
Dunn	38%	5,608	68.4%	2,303	28.1%	267	3.3%	22	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,305	8,200
Eau Claire	41%	13,811	69.2%	5,423	27.2%	660	3.3%	57	0.3%	0	0.0%	8,388	19,951
Florence	44%	622	60.1%	396	38.3%	10	1.0%	7	0.7%	0	0.0%	226	1,035
Fond du Lac	43%	9,836	40.7%	13,767	57.0%	470	1.9%	87	0.4%	0	0.0%	-3,931	24,160
Forest	44%	1,520	65.3%	715	30.7%	80	3.4%	13	0.6%	0	0.0%	805	2,328
Grant	46%	8,226	55.9%	6,057	41.1%	336	2.3%	105	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,169	14,724
Green	44%	4,572	56.5%	3,476	43.0%	31	0.4%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,096	8,087
Green Lake	42%	1,720	35.2%	2,963	60.7%	191	3.9%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,243	4,881
Iowa	43%	3,155	58.6%	2,156	40.0%	34	0.6%	42	0.8%	0	0.0%	999	5,387
Iron	48%	1,631	73.0%	553	24.7%	22	1.0%	29	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,078	2,235
Jackson	42%	2,847	65.0%	1,480	33.8%	37	0.8%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,367	4,378
Jefferson	42%	10,504	60.0%	6,771	38.7%	172	1.0%	51	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,733	17,498
Juneau	47%	3,391	56.9%	2,315	38.9%	209	3.5%	42	0.7%	1	0.0%	1,076	5,958
Kenosha	33%	18,797	72.3%	6,663	25.6%	355	1.4%	187	0.7%	0	0.0%	12,134	26,002
Kewaunee	50%	3,375	55.4%	2,546	41.8%	162	2.7%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	829	6,095
La Crosse	44%	15,511	61.0%	9,642	37.9%	198	0.8%	59	0.2%	0	0.0%	5,869	25,410
Lafayette	53%	3,585	61.0%	2,228	37.9%	57	1.0%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,357	5,877
Langlade	51%	4,137	64.2%	2,119	32.9%	135	2.1%	52	0.8%	5	0.1%	2,018	6,448
Lincoln	56%	5,310	59.7%	3,298	37.1%	252	2.8%	34	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,012	8,894
Manitowoc	45%	13,462	55.1%	9,462	38.7%	1,435	5.9%	93	0.4%	0	0.0%	4,000	24,452
Marathon	44%	17,482	59.9%	9,771	33.5%	1,794	6.1%	138	0.5%	0	0.0%	7,711	29,185
Marinette	49%	6,851	57.8%	4,824	40.7%	140	1.2%	43	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,027	11,858
Marquette	49%	1,680	50.3%	1,598	47.8%	36	1.1%	25	0.7%	1	0.0%	82	3,340
Menominee	42%	490	77.8%	115	18.3%	19	3.0%	6	1.0%	0	0.0%	375	630
Milwaukee	33%	153,525	66.9%	69,508	30.3%	4,553	2.0%	1,734	0.8%	11	0.0%	84,017	229,331
Monroe	37%	4,589	58.3%	3,216	40.8%	57	0.7%	13	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,373	7,875
Oconto	48%	4,377	52.5%	3,783	45.4%	155	1.9%	15	0.2%	0	0.0%	594	8,330
Oneida	43%	4,498	56.8%	3,241	40.9%	148	1.9%	29	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,257	7,916
Outagamie	42%	16,439	50.3%	15,527	47.5%	660	2.0%	88	0.3%	0	0.0%	912	32,714
Ozaukee	47%	9,596	53.5%	7,879	43.9%	382	2.1%	71	0.4%	1	0.0%	1,717	17,929
Pepin	44%	1,517	73.5%	499	24.2%	34	1.6%	15	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,018	2,065
Pierce	45%	6,027	72.6%	2,142	25.8%	81	1.0%	53	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,885	8,303
Polk	47%	6,485	73.6%	2,238	25.4%	62	0.7%	29	0.3%	0	0.0%	4,247	8,814
Portage	38%	9,469	72.2%	3,309	25.2%	247	1.9%	92	0.7%	0	0.0%	6,160	13,117
Price	46%	2,773	61.7%	1,593	35.4%	118	2.6%	11	0.2%	1	0.0%	1,180	4,496
Racine	36%	26,904	67.1%	12,564	31.3%	432	1.1%	180	0.4%	0	0.0%	14,340	40,080
Richland	46%	2,848	53.8%	2,403	45.4%	19	0.4%	21	0.4%	1	0.0%	445	5,292
Rock	38%	21,063	64.3%	11,324	34.5%	311	0.9%	82	0.3%	1	0.0%	9,739	32,781
Rusk	52%	3,477	70.9%	1,277	26.0%	98	2.0%	52	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,200	4,904
Sauk	41%	5,729	52.0%	5,191	47.1%	62	0.6%	26	0.2%	9	0.1%	538	11,017
Sawyer	48%	2,162	62.0%	1,276	36.6%	33	0.9%	15	0.4%	3	0.1%	886	3,489
Shawano	40%	3,683	42.0%	4,488	51.2%	570	6.5%	32	0.4%	0	0.0%	-805	8,773
Sheboygan	49%	20,421	64.3%	11,072	34.9%	210	0.7%	60	0.2%	0	0.0%	9,349	31,763
St. Croix	42%	7,457	74.5%	2,476	24.7%	62	0.6%	15	0.1%	4	0.0%	4,981	10,014
Taylor	42%	3,016	64.7%	1,390	29.8%	202	4.3%	51	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,626	4,659
Trempealeau	45%	4,986	70.5%	1,969	27.9%	99	1.4%	14	0.2%	1	0.0%	3,017	7,069
Vernon	46%	4,409	57.0%	3,241	41.9%	53	0.7%	37	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,168	7,740
Vilas	59%	2,801	52.2%	2,420	45.1%	116	2.2%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	381	5,368
Walworth	36%	8,973	55.5%	6,990	43.2%	121	0.7%	71	0.4%	10	0.1%	1,983	16,165
Washburn	51%	2,783	70.5%	1,078	27.3%	68	1.7%	20	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,705	3,949
Washington	41%	10,365	57.5%	7,366	40.8%	266	1.5%	41	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,999	18,038
Waukesha	41%	36,373	56.6%	26,370	41.1%	1,351	2.1%	117	0.2%	3	0.0%	10,003	64,214
Waupaca	38%	4,096	41.5%	5,231	53.1%	518	5.3%	15	0.2%	0	0.0%	-1,135	9,860
Waushara	40%	1,828	41.8%	2,405	55.0%	132	3.0%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	-577	4,370
Winnebago	41%	18,640	51.4%	16,403	45.2%	1,143	3.1%	111	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,237	36,297
Wood	43%	11,798	62.3%	5,868	31.0%	1,165	6.2%	97	0.5%	0	0.0%	5,930	18,928
TOTAL	43%	740,700	61.8%	429,327	35.8%	24,003	2.0%	5,396	0.4%	69	0.0%	311,373	1,199,495
Total R vote: 429,327 (35.8%)      Total D vote: 740,700 (61.8%)      Total Other vote: 29,468 (2.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$247,855		$80,590		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1974 Senate class 3, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,958	60.5%
Tom Petri (R)	1,217	37.6%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	49	1.5%
Roman Blenski (I)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,235
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Ashland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,474	70.9%
Tom Petri (R)	1,339	27.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	57	1.2%
Roman Blenski (I)	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,899
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Barron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	5,938	66.1%
Tom Petri (R)	2,892	32.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	124	1.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	27	0.3%
TOTAL	8,981
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Bayfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,871	71.7%
Tom Petri (R)	1,076	26.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	43	1.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	15	0.4%
TOTAL	4,005
Turnout: 49%

1974 Senate class 3, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	23,074	51.3%
Tom Petri (R)	20,882	46.4%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	899	2.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	152	0.3%
TOTAL	45,007
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,280	67.0%
Tom Petri (R)	1,517	31.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	81	1.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	20	0.4%
TOTAL	4,898
Turnout: 54%

1974 Senate class 3, Burnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,412	75.3%
Tom Petri (R)	752	23.5%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	27	0.8%
Roman Blenski (I)	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,204
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Calumet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,792	44.7%
Tom Petri (R)	4,573	53.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	118	1.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,492
Turnout: 48%

1974 Senate class 3, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	8,948	71.4%
Tom Petri (R)	2,950	23.6%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	540	4.3%
Roman Blenski (I)	86	0.7%
TOTAL	12,524
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	5,785	64.4%
Tom Petri (R)	2,558	28.5%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	528	5.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	113	1.3%
TOTAL	8,984
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	7,168	58.8%
Tom Petri (R)	4,918	40.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	87	0.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	25	0.2%
TOTAL	12,198
Turnout: 45%

1974 Senate class 3, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,294	66.3%
Tom Petri (R)	1,587	32.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	62	1.2%
Roman Blenski (I)	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,966
Turnout: 50%

1974 Senate class 3, Dane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	62,548	73.3%
Tom Petri (R)	21,887	25.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	451	0.5%
Roman Blenski (I)	395	0.5%
TOTAL	85,298
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	10,586	53.5%
Tom Petri (R)	8,993	45.5%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	176	0.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	26	0.1%
TOTAL	19,781
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Door County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,544	47.8%
Tom Petri (R)	3,791	51.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	69	0.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,418
Turnout: 50%

1974 Senate class 3, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	10,798	83.5%
Tom Petri (R)	2,017	15.6%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	62	0.5%
Roman Blenski (I)	55	0.4%
TOTAL	12,932
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	5,608	68.4%
Tom Petri (R)	2,303	28.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	267	3.3%
Roman Blenski (I)	22	0.3%
TOTAL	8,200
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Eau Claire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	13,811	69.2%
Tom Petri (R)	5,423	27.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	660	3.3%
Roman Blenski (I)	57	0.3%
TOTAL	19,951
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	622	60.1%
Tom Petri (R)	396	38.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	10	1.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,035
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Fond du Lac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	9,836	40.7%
Tom Petri (R)	13,767	57.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	470	1.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	87	0.4%
TOTAL	24,160
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Forest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,520	65.3%
Tom Petri (R)	715	30.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	80	3.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	13	0.6%
TOTAL	2,328
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	8,226	55.9%
Tom Petri (R)	6,057	41.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	336	2.3%
Roman Blenski (I)	105	0.7%
TOTAL	14,724
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,572	56.5%
Tom Petri (R)	3,476	43.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	31	0.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,087
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Green Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,720	35.2%
Tom Petri (R)	2,963	60.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	191	3.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,881
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Iowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,155	58.6%
Tom Petri (R)	2,156	40.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	34	0.6%
Roman Blenski (I)	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,387
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Iron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,631	73.0%
Tom Petri (R)	553	24.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	22	1.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	29	1.3%
TOTAL	2,235
Turnout: 48%

1974 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,847	65.0%
Tom Petri (R)	1,480	33.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	37	0.8%
Roman Blenski (I)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,378
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	10,504	60.0%
Tom Petri (R)	6,771	38.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	172	1.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	51	0.3%
TOTAL	17,498
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Juneau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,391	56.9%
Tom Petri (R)	2,315	38.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	209	3.5%
Roman Blenski (I)	42	0.7%
TOTAL	5,958
Turnout: 47%

1974 Senate class 3, Kenosha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	18,797	72.3%
Tom Petri (R)	6,663	25.6%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	355	1.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	187	0.7%
TOTAL	26,002
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Kewaunee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,375	55.4%
Tom Petri (R)	2,546	41.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	162	2.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,095
Turnout: 50%

1974 Senate class 3, La Crosse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	15,511	61.0%
Tom Petri (R)	9,642	37.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	198	0.8%
Roman Blenski (I)	59	0.2%
TOTAL	25,410
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,585	61.0%
Tom Petri (R)	2,228	37.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	57	1.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,877
Turnout: 53%

1974 Senate class 3, Langlade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,137	64.2%
Tom Petri (R)	2,119	32.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	135	2.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	52	0.8%
TOTAL	6,448
Turnout: 51%

1974 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	5,310	59.7%
Tom Petri (R)	3,298	37.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	252	2.8%
Roman Blenski (I)	34	0.4%
TOTAL	8,894
Turnout: 56%

1974 Senate class 3, Manitowoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	13,462	55.1%
Tom Petri (R)	9,462	38.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	1,435	5.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	93	0.4%
TOTAL	24,452
Turnout: 45%

1974 Senate class 3, Marathon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	17,482	59.9%
Tom Petri (R)	9,771	33.5%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	1,794	6.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	138	0.5%
TOTAL	29,185
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Marinette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	6,851	57.8%
Tom Petri (R)	4,824	40.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	140	1.2%
Roman Blenski (I)	43	0.4%
TOTAL	11,858
Turnout: 49%

1974 Senate class 3, Marquette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,680	50.3%
Tom Petri (R)	1,598	47.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	36	1.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,340
Turnout: 49%

1974 Senate class 3, Menominee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	490	77.8%
Tom Petri (R)	115	18.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	19	3.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	6	1.0%
TOTAL	630
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Milwaukee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	153,525	66.9%
Tom Petri (R)	69,508	30.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	4,553	2.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	1,734	0.8%
TOTAL	229,331
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,589	58.3%
Tom Petri (R)	3,216	40.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	57	0.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,875
Turnout: 37%

1974 Senate class 3, Oconto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,377	52.5%
Tom Petri (R)	3,783	45.4%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	155	1.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,330
Turnout: 48%

1974 Senate class 3, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,498	56.8%
Tom Petri (R)	3,241	40.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	148	1.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,916
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Outagamie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	16,439	50.3%
Tom Petri (R)	15,527	47.5%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	660	2.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	88	0.3%
TOTAL	32,714
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Ozaukee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	9,596	53.5%
Tom Petri (R)	7,879	43.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	382	2.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	71	0.4%
TOTAL	17,929
Turnout: 47%

1974 Senate class 3, Pepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,517	73.5%
Tom Petri (R)	499	24.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	34	1.6%
Roman Blenski (I)	15	0.7%
TOTAL	2,065
Turnout: 44%

1974 Senate class 3, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	6,027	72.6%
Tom Petri (R)	2,142	25.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	81	1.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	53	0.6%
TOTAL	8,303
Turnout: 45%

1974 Senate class 3, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	6,485	73.6%
Tom Petri (R)	2,238	25.4%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	62	0.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	29	0.3%
TOTAL	8,814
Turnout: 47%

1974 Senate class 3, Portage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	9,469	72.2%
Tom Petri (R)	3,309	25.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	247	1.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	92	0.7%
TOTAL	13,117
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Price County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,773	61.7%
Tom Petri (R)	1,593	35.4%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	118	2.6%
Roman Blenski (I)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	4,496
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Racine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	26,904	67.1%
Tom Petri (R)	12,564	31.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	432	1.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	180	0.4%
TOTAL	40,080
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,848	53.8%
Tom Petri (R)	2,403	45.4%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	19	0.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,292
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	21,063	64.3%
Tom Petri (R)	11,324	34.5%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	311	0.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	82	0.3%
TOTAL	32,781
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Rusk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,477	70.9%
Tom Petri (R)	1,277	26.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	98	2.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	52	1.1%
TOTAL	4,904
Turnout: 52%

1974 Senate class 3, Sauk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	5,729	52.0%
Tom Petri (R)	5,191	47.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	62	0.6%
Roman Blenski (I)	26	0.2%
TOTAL	11,017
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Sawyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,162	62.0%
Tom Petri (R)	1,276	36.6%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	33	0.9%
Roman Blenski (I)	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,489
Turnout: 48%

1974 Senate class 3, Shawano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,683	42.0%
Tom Petri (R)	4,488	51.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	570	6.5%
Roman Blenski (I)	32	0.4%
TOTAL	8,773
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Sheboygan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	20,421	64.3%
Tom Petri (R)	11,072	34.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	210	0.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	60	0.2%
TOTAL	31,763
Turnout: 49%

1974 Senate class 3, St. Croix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	7,457	74.5%
Tom Petri (R)	2,476	24.7%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	62	0.6%
Roman Blenski (I)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	10,014
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,016	64.7%
Tom Petri (R)	1,390	29.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	202	4.3%
Roman Blenski (I)	51	1.1%
TOTAL	4,659
Turnout: 42%

1974 Senate class 3, Trempealeau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,986	70.5%
Tom Petri (R)	1,969	27.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	99	1.4%
Roman Blenski (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,069
Turnout: 45%

1974 Senate class 3, Vernon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,409	57.0%
Tom Petri (R)	3,241	41.9%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	53	0.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,740
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Vilas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,801	52.2%
Tom Petri (R)	2,420	45.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	116	2.2%
Roman Blenski (I)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,368
Turnout: 59%

1974 Senate class 3, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	8,973	55.5%
Tom Petri (R)	6,990	43.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	121	0.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	71	0.4%
TOTAL	16,165
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Washburn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,783	70.5%
Tom Petri (R)	1,078	27.3%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	68	1.7%
Roman Blenski (I)	20	0.5%
TOTAL	3,949
Turnout: 51%

1974 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	10,365	57.5%
Tom Petri (R)	7,366	40.8%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	266	1.5%
Roman Blenski (I)	41	0.2%
TOTAL	18,038
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Waukesha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	36,373	56.6%
Tom Petri (R)	26,370	41.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	1,351	2.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	117	0.2%
TOTAL	64,214
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Waupaca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	4,096	41.5%
Tom Petri (R)	5,231	53.1%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	518	5.3%
Roman Blenski (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	9,860
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Waushara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,828	41.8%
Tom Petri (R)	2,405	55.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	132	3.0%
Roman Blenski (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,370
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	18,640	51.4%
Tom Petri (R)	16,403	45.2%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	1,143	3.1%
Roman Blenski (I)	111	0.3%
TOTAL	36,297
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gaylord Nelson* (D)	11,798	62.3%
Tom Petri (R)	5,868	31.0%
Gerald McFarren (Amer)	1,165	6.2%
Roman Blenski (I)	97	0.5%
TOTAL	18,928
Turnout: 43%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Gaylord Nelson*
Total Disbursements:	$247,855

**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/1974

Tom Petri
Total Disbursements:	$80,590