1992 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 1992
Russ Feingold DEM +6.6 gain · Class III seat · held 11/3/92
- Votes counted
- 2,454,665
- Margin
- 6.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in WI
- D+4.4same year
General election 11/3/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Feingold Won | DEM | 1,290,662 | 52.58% | |
| Bob Kasten | REP | 1,129,599 | 46.02% | |
| Patrick W. Johnson | IND | 16,513 | 0.67% | |
| William Bittner | LIB | 9,147 | 0.37% | |
| Mervin A. Hanson | IND | 3,264 | 0.13% | |
| Robert L. Kundert | IND | 2,747 | 0.11% | |
| Joseph Selliken | IND | 2,733 | 0.11% | |
| Total | 2,454,665 | |||
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 1992 Wisconsin Senate race?
Russ Feingold (DEM) won with 52.6% of the vote, ahead of Bob Kasten (46.0%), a margin of 6.6 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 1992?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1992 Wisconsin Senate race?
2,454,665 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.