1982 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 1982
William Proxmire DEM +29.5 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 1,544,883
- Margin
- 29.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Proxmire Won | DEM | 983,311 | 63.65% | |
| Scott McCallum | REP | 527,355 | 34.14% | |
| William Osborne Hart | OTH | 21,807 | 1.41% | |
| George Liljenfeldt | LIB | 7,947 | 0.51% | |
| Sanford G. Knapp | CON | 4,463 | 0.29% | |
| Total | 1,544,883 | |||
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 1982 Wisconsin Senate race?
William Proxmire (DEM) won with 63.7% of the vote, ahead of Scott McCallum (34.1%), a margin of 29.5 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Wisconsin Senate race?
1,544,883 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.