1988 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 1988
Herb Kohl DEM +4.5 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 2,168,190
- Margin
- 4.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WI
- D+3.6same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Kohl Won | DEM | 1,128,625 | 52.05% | |
| Susan Engeleiter | REP | 1,030,440 | 47.53% | |
| George W. Zaehringer | IND | 3,965 | 0.18% | |
| Patricia Grogan | IND | 3,029 | 0.14% | |
| Arlyn F. Wollenburg | IND | 1,198 | 0.06% | |
| Scattering | — | 933 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2,168,190 | |||
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 1988 Wisconsin Senate race?
Herb Kohl (DEM) won with 52.1% of the vote, ahead of Susan Engeleiter (47.5%), a margin of 4.5 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Wisconsin Senate race?
2,168,190 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.