1976 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 1976
William Proxmire DEM +45.2 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 1,935,183
- Margin
- 45.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WI
- D+1.7same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Proxmire Won | DEM | 1,396,970 | 72.19% | |
| Stanley York | REP | 521,902 | 26.97% | |
| William Osborne Hart | OTH | 7,354 | 0.38% | |
| Robert Schwarz | SWP | 4,876 | 0.25% | |
| Michael A. MacLaurin | LAB | 2,148 | 0.11% | |
| Robert E. Nordlander | SLP | 1,731 | 0.09% | |
| Scattering | — | 202 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,935,183 | |||
Official source: data
Other Wisconsin Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 1.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 10.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 3.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 5.6 |
| 2010 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 37.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 11.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 24.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 2.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 17.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 6.6 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Wisconsin Senate race?
William Proxmire (DEM) won with 72.2% of the vote, ahead of Stanley York (27.0%), a margin of 45.2 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Wisconsin Senate race?
1,935,183 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.