1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Wisconsin (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	William Proxmire* (D)		John Erickson (R)		Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent)		Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	50%	2,145	72.6%	805	27.2%	4	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,340	2,956
Ashland	52%	4,071	76.4%	1,208	22.7%	29	0.5%	10	0.2%	8	0.2%	2,863	5,326
Barron	48%	6,529	65.2%	3,445	34.4%	21	0.2%	11	0.1%	9	0.1%	3,084	10,015
Bayfield	65%	3,571	77.5%	1,013	22.0%	10	0.2%	7	0.2%	7	0.2%	2,558	4,608
Brown	49%	32,806	71.6%	12,551	27.4%	345	0.8%	32	0.1%	96	0.2%	20,255	45,830
Buffalo	43%	2,332	65.8%	1,202	33.9%	6	0.2%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,130	3,543
Burnett	59%	2,433	72.0%	932	27.6%	6	0.2%	1	0.0%	7	0.2%	1,501	3,379
Calumet	54%	6,110	72.4%	2,314	27.4%	15	0.2%	2	0.0%	3	0.0%	3,796	8,444
Chippewa	44%	8,954	72.6%	3,320	26.9%	51	0.4%	3	0.0%	5	0.0%	5,634	12,333
Clark	53%	6,302	66.9%	3,074	32.6%	40	0.4%	4	0.0%	2	0.0%	3,228	9,422
Columbia	54%	9,001	68.0%	4,196	31.7%	29	0.2%	5	0.0%	15	0.1%	4,805	13,246
Crawford	58%	3,374	64.7%	1,766	33.9%	66	1.3%	2	0.0%	4	0.1%	1,608	5,212
Dane	49%	70,316	77.3%	19,184	21.1%	502	0.6%	878	1.0%	142	0.2%	51,132	91,022
Dodge	48%	12,898	63.8%	7,248	35.8%	63	0.3%	7	0.0%	11	0.1%	5,650	20,227
Door	57%	4,032	56.1%	3,131	43.6%	16	0.2%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	901	7,182
Douglas	54%	12,501	82.8%	2,514	16.7%	52	0.3%	21	0.1%	6	0.0%	9,987	15,094
Dunn	41%	5,133	66.5%	2,569	33.3%	13	0.2%	5	0.1%	3	0.0%	2,564	7,723
Eau Claire	47%	14,839	73.2%	5,333	26.3%	79	0.4%	27	0.1%	7	0.0%	9,506	20,285
Florence	68%	866	63.4%	494	36.2%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%	372	1,365
Fond du Lac	50%	17,403	67.8%	8,083	31.5%	129	0.5%	20	0.1%	17	0.1%	9,320	25,652
Forest	60%	2,078	74.9%	683	24.6%	8	0.3%	1	0.0%	6	0.2%	1,395	2,776
Grant	39%	6,553	57.0%	4,902	42.6%	34	0.3%	4	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,651	11,494
Green	48%	4,721	61.6%	2,930	38.2%	13	0.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,791	7,668
Green Lake	55%	3,088	53.5%	2,661	46.1%	18	0.3%	4	0.1%	4	0.1%	427	5,775
Iowa	49%	3,695	66.3%	1,856	33.3%	9	0.2%	7	0.1%	4	0.1%	1,839	5,571
Iron	61%	2,026	78.5%	543	21.0%	8	0.3%	4	0.2%	1	0.0%	1,483	2,582
Jackson	50%	3,323	70.8%	1,360	29.0%	4	0.1%	2	0.0%	2	0.0%	1,963	4,691
Jefferson	52%	13,042	68.2%	5,984	31.3%	42	0.2%	22	0.1%	20	0.1%	7,058	19,110
Juneau	48%	3,360	62.5%	1,997	37.2%	13	0.2%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,363	5,374
Kenosha	47%	26,396	77.7%	7,390	21.7%	85	0.3%	58	0.2%	51	0.2%	19,006	33,980
Kewaunee	53%	4,231	71.8%	1,652	28.0%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,579	5,894
La Crosse	49%	16,697	66.2%	8,366	33.2%	121	0.5%	21	0.1%	18	0.1%	8,331	25,223
Lafayette	55%	3,820	67.5%	1,839	32.5%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,981	5,663
Langlade	49%	4,126	73.5%	1,457	25.9%	17	0.3%	8	0.1%	7	0.1%	2,669	5,615
Lincoln	54%	5,154	68.1%	2,389	31.6%	26	0.3%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,765	7,571
Manitowoc	54%	20,069	75.1%	6,337	23.7%	244	0.9%	35	0.1%	26	0.1%	13,732	26,711
Marathon	55%	23,503	74.2%	7,894	24.9%	218	0.7%	28	0.1%	16	0.1%	15,609	31,659
Marinette	56%	8,297	68.2%	3,796	31.2%	50	0.4%	10	0.1%	9	0.1%	4,501	12,162
Marquette	53%	1,724	58.7%	1,199	40.8%	12	0.4%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	525	2,937
Menominee	53%	590	87.9%	76	11.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	514	671
Milwaukee	46%	230,823	75.2%	74,269	24.2%	1,313	0.4%	456	0.1%	285	0.1%	156,554	307,146
Monroe	43%	5,190	63.9%	2,916	35.9%	13	0.2%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	2,274	8,122
Oconto	55%	5,628	67.2%	2,713	32.4%	25	0.3%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	2,915	8,369
Oneida	56%	5,848	68.2%	2,702	31.5%	24	0.3%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	3,146	8,577
Outagamie	48%	23,067	68.9%	10,210	30.5%	158	0.5%	29	0.1%	13	0.0%	12,857	33,477
Ozaukee	53%	10,395	60.9%	6,529	38.3%	112	0.7%	8	0.0%	12	0.1%	3,866	17,056
Pepin	47%	1,408	69.8%	600	29.7%	7	0.3%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	808	2,018
Pierce	44%	4,642	64.9%	2,506	35.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,136	7,150
Polk	54%	5,859	66.9%	2,889	33.0%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,970	8,756
Portage	49%	11,243	78.3%	3,014	21.0%	67	0.5%	13	0.1%	26	0.2%	8,229	14,363
Price	64%	3,912	69.9%	1,674	29.9%	11	0.2%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,238	5,600
Racine	51%	38,408	74.5%	12,830	24.9%	212	0.4%	40	0.1%	49	0.1%	25,578	51,539
Richland	56%	3,748	63.7%	2,115	36.0%	17	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,633	5,881
Rock	50%	27,425	69.4%	11,880	30.1%	141	0.4%	34	0.1%	15	0.0%	15,545	39,495
Rusk	51%	3,065	70.8%	1,250	28.9%	9	0.2%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,815	4,327
Sauk	54%	8,255	64.6%	4,485	35.1%	24	0.2%	7	0.1%	15	0.1%	3,770	12,786
Sawyer	57%	2,122	62.7%	1,258	37.2%	3	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	864	3,386
Shawano	55%	6,873	64.1%	3,837	35.8%	13	0.1%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	3,036	10,729
Sheboygan	58%	25,439	74.5%	8,223	24.1%	452	1.3%	30	0.1%	22	0.1%	17,216	34,166
St. Croix	48%	6,693	70.5%	2,792	29.4%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	3,901	9,495
Taylor	51%	3,648	72.9%	1,328	26.5%	25	0.5%	2	0.0%	2	0.0%	2,320	5,005
Trempealeau	51%	5,109	70.8%	2,094	29.0%	4	0.1%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	3,015	7,213
Vernon	53%	5,342	67.0%	2,621	32.8%	13	0.2%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,721	7,979
Vilas	69%	2,937	60.7%	1,882	38.9%	17	0.4%	2	0.0%	2	0.0%	1,055	4,840
Walworth	47%	10,678	57.4%	7,882	42.4%	43	0.2%	2	0.0%	5	0.0%	2,796	18,610
Washburn	65%	3,044	71.7%	1,194	28.1%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,850	4,245
Washington	53%	12,706	65.5%	6,594	34.0%	79	0.4%	9	0.0%	5	0.0%	6,112	19,393
Waukesha	52%	44,732	64.0%	24,685	35.3%	402	0.6%	54	0.1%	34	0.0%	20,047	69,907
Waupaca	48%	6,191	55.7%	4,894	44.0%	29	0.3%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	1,297	11,117
Waushara	52%	2,558	53.8%	2,183	45.9%	9	0.2%	2	0.0%	4	0.1%	375	4,756
Winnebago	46%	24,937	67.0%	11,804	31.7%	398	1.1%	35	0.1%	30	0.1%	13,133	37,204
Wood	52%	14,411	71.1%	5,751	28.4%	81	0.4%	18	0.1%	8	0.0%	8,660	20,269
TOTAL	49%	948,445	70.8%	381,297	28.5%	6,137	0.5%	2,022	0.2%	1,066	0.1%	567,148	1,338,967
Total R vote: 381,297 (28.5%)      Total D vote: 948,445 (70.8%)      Total Other vote: 9,225 (0.7%)
* incumbent

1970 Senate class 1, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,145	72.6%
John Erickson (R)	805	27.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	4	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,956
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Ashland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	4,071	76.4%
John Erickson (R)	1,208	22.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	29	0.5%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	10	0.2%
Martha Quinn (SW)	3	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,326
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Barron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,529	65.2%
John Erickson (R)	3,445	34.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	21	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	11	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	6	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	10,015
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Bayfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,571	77.5%
John Erickson (R)	1,013	22.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	10	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	7	0.2%
Martha Quinn (SW)	5	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,608
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 1, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	32,806	71.6%
John Erickson (R)	12,551	27.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	345	0.8%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	32	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	80	0.2%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	16	0.0%
TOTAL	45,830
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,332	65.8%
John Erickson (R)	1,202	33.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	6	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,543
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Burnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,433	72.0%
John Erickson (R)	932	27.6%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	6	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,379
Turnout: 59%

1970 Senate class 1, Calumet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,110	72.4%
John Erickson (R)	2,314	27.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	15	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,444
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	8,954	72.6%
John Erickson (R)	3,320	26.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	51	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	3	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	12,333
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,302	66.9%
John Erickson (R)	3,074	32.6%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	40	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	4	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,422
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	9,001	68.0%
John Erickson (R)	4,196	31.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	29	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	5	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	13,246
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,374	64.7%
John Erickson (R)	1,766	33.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	66	1.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,212
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 1, Dane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	70,316	77.3%
John Erickson (R)	19,184	21.1%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	502	0.6%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	878	1.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	109	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	24	0.0%
TOTAL	91,022
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	12,898	63.8%
John Erickson (R)	7,248	35.8%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	63	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	7	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	5	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	20,227
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Door County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	4,032	56.1%
John Erickson (R)	3,131	43.6%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	16	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,182
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 1, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	12,501	82.8%
John Erickson (R)	2,514	16.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	52	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	21	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	3	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	15,094
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,133	66.5%
John Erickson (R)	2,569	33.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	13	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	5	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,723
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Eau Claire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	14,839	73.2%
John Erickson (R)	5,333	26.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	79	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	27	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	3	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	20,285
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	866	63.4%
John Erickson (R)	494	36.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	2	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,365
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 1, Fond du Lac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	17,403	67.8%
John Erickson (R)	8,083	31.5%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	129	0.5%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	20	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	11	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	25,652
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Forest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,078	74.9%
John Erickson (R)	683	24.6%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	8	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,776
Turnout: 60%

1970 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,553	57.0%
John Erickson (R)	4,902	42.6%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	34	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	4	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,494
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	4,721	61.6%
John Erickson (R)	2,930	38.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	13	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,668
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Green Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,088	53.5%
John Erickson (R)	2,661	46.1%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	18	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	4	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,775
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Iowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,695	66.3%
John Erickson (R)	1,856	33.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	9	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	7	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	3	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,571
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Iron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,026	78.5%
John Erickson (R)	543	21.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	8	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	4	0.2%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,582
Turnout: 61%

1970 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,323	70.8%
John Erickson (R)	1,360	29.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	4	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,691
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	13,042	68.2%
John Erickson (R)	5,984	31.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	42	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	22	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	10	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	19,110
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Juneau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,360	62.5%
John Erickson (R)	1,997	37.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	13	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	3	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,374
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Kenosha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	26,396	77.7%
John Erickson (R)	7,390	21.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	85	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	58	0.2%
Martha Quinn (SW)	25	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	26	0.1%
TOTAL	33,980
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Kewaunee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	4,231	71.8%
John Erickson (R)	1,652	28.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	10	0.2%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,894
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, La Crosse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	16,697	66.2%
John Erickson (R)	8,366	33.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	121	0.5%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	21	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	13	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	25,223
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,820	67.5%
John Erickson (R)	1,839	32.5%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	3	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,663
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Langlade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	4,126	73.5%
John Erickson (R)	1,457	25.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	17	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	8	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,615
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,154	68.1%
John Erickson (R)	2,389	31.6%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	26	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,571
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Manitowoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	20,069	75.1%
John Erickson (R)	6,337	23.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	244	0.9%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	35	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	18	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	26,711
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Marathon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	23,503	74.2%
John Erickson (R)	7,894	24.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	218	0.7%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	28	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	6	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	10	0.0%
TOTAL	31,659
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Marinette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	8,297	68.2%
John Erickson (R)	3,796	31.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	50	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	10	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,162
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 1, Marquette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	1,724	58.7%
John Erickson (R)	1,199	40.8%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	12	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,937
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Menominee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	590	87.9%
John Erickson (R)	76	11.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	1	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.3%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	671
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Milwaukee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	230,823	75.2%
John Erickson (R)	74,269	24.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	1,313	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	456	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	115	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	168	0.1%
TOTAL	307,146
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,190	63.9%
John Erickson (R)	2,916	35.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	13	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,122
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Oconto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,628	67.2%
John Erickson (R)	2,713	32.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	25	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,369
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,848	68.2%
John Erickson (R)	2,702	31.5%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	24	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,577
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 1, Outagamie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	23,067	68.9%
John Erickson (R)	10,210	30.5%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	158	0.5%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	29	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	33,477
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Ozaukee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	10,395	60.9%
John Erickson (R)	6,529	38.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	112	0.7%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	8	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	17,056
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Pepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	1,408	69.8%
John Erickson (R)	600	29.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	7	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,018
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	4,642	64.9%
John Erickson (R)	2,506	35.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,150
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,859	66.9%
John Erickson (R)	2,889	33.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	6	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,756
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Portage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	11,243	78.3%
John Erickson (R)	3,014	21.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	67	0.5%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	13	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	11	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	14,363
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Price County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,912	69.9%
John Erickson (R)	1,674	29.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	11	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,600
Turnout: 64%

1970 Senate class 1, Racine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	38,408	74.5%
John Erickson (R)	12,830	24.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	212	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	40	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	24	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	25	0.0%
TOTAL	51,539
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,748	63.7%
John Erickson (R)	2,115	36.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	17	0.3%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,881
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 1, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	27,425	69.4%
John Erickson (R)	11,880	30.1%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	141	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	34	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	8	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	39,495
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Rusk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,065	70.8%
John Erickson (R)	1,250	28.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	9	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,327
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Sauk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	8,255	64.6%
John Erickson (R)	4,485	35.1%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	24	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	7	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	12,786
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Sawyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,122	62.7%
John Erickson (R)	1,258	37.2%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	3	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.1%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,386
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 1, Shawano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,873	64.1%
John Erickson (R)	3,837	35.8%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	13	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	3	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,729
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Sheboygan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	25,439	74.5%
John Erickson (R)	8,223	24.1%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	452	1.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	30	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	12	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	34,166
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 1, St. Croix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,693	70.5%
John Erickson (R)	2,792	29.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	9	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,495
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,648	72.9%
John Erickson (R)	1,328	26.5%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	25	0.5%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,005
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Trempealeau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,109	70.8%
John Erickson (R)	2,094	29.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	4	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	3	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,213
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Vernon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	5,342	67.0%
John Erickson (R)	2,621	32.8%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	13	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,979
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Vilas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,937	60.7%
John Erickson (R)	1,882	38.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	17	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,840
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 1, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	10,678	57.4%
John Erickson (R)	7,882	42.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	43	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	18,610
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Washburn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	3,044	71.7%
John Erickson (R)	1,194	28.1%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	6	0.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,245
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	12,706	65.5%
John Erickson (R)	6,594	34.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	79	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	9	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	19,393
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Waukesha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	44,732	64.0%
John Erickson (R)	24,685	35.3%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	402	0.6%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	54	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	18	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	16	0.0%
TOTAL	69,907
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Waupaca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	6,191	55.7%
John Erickson (R)	4,894	44.0%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	29	0.3%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	1	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	1	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,117
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Waushara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	2,558	53.8%
John Erickson (R)	2,183	45.9%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	9	0.2%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	2	0.0%
Martha Quinn (SW)	2	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,756
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	24,937	67.0%
John Erickson (R)	11,804	31.7%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	398	1.1%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	35	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	16	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	12	0.0%
TOTAL	37,204
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 1, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Proxmire* (D)	14,411	71.1%
John Erickson (R)	5,751	28.4%
Edmond Hou-Seye (AIP)	81	0.4%
Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance)	18	0.1%
Martha Quinn (SW)	4	0.0%
Adolf Wiggert (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	20,269
Turnout: 52%