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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Alexander Wiley (Republican) beat Herman Ekern (independent) in Wisconsin in 1938, 45.9% to 27.5%, a margin of 18.5 points and 167,561 votes.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1932 it went Democratic, for F. Ryan Duffy.

Republicans led in 57 of the 71 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 9 and Democrats in 5. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 212,770 votes and went to the Republican by 7.2 points. The closest was Florence, where 5 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alexander Wiley won Republican 416,770 45.9%
Herman Ekern National Progressives of America 249,209 27.5%
F. Ryan Duffy Democratic 231,976 25.6%
All other candidates 9,579 1.1%
Total907,534

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 66,647 31.3% 82,059 38.6% 64,064 212,770 R+7.2
Dane 5,722 15.6% 13,685 37.2% 17,351 36,758 Others
Racine 8,443 28.1% 12,309 41.0% 9,291 30,043 R+12.9
Rock 3,752 15.3% 13,684 55.7% 7,113 24,549 R+40.5
Sheboygan 7,908 35.2% 10,468 46.5% 4,118 22,494 R+11.4
Winnebago 4,805 22.3% 11,946 55.4% 4,811 21,562 R+33.1
Kenosha 6,012 28.6% 8,419 40.0% 6,603 21,034 R+11.4
Brown 8,448 41.2% 8,074 39.4% 3,972 20,494 D+1.8
Marathon 4,694 23.7% 10,025 50.7% 5,069 19,788 R+26.9
Waukesha 4,505 23.0% 11,502 58.7% 3,591 19,598 R+35.7
Fond Du Lac 5,562 29.7% 9,514 50.9% 3,622 18,698 R+21.1
Outagamie 5,114 28.5% 9,610 53.6% 3,217 17,941 R+25.1
Manitowoc 5,382 30.0% 7,401 41.3% 5,142 17,925 R+11.3
Douglas 6,734 37.6% 5,528 30.9% 5,635 17,897 D+6.7
La Crosse 3,618 21.0% 8,417 48.9% 5,173 17,208 R+27.9
Dodge 5,083 31.2% 8,103 49.8% 3,093 16,279 R+18.6
Eau Claire 1,803 14.6% 6,211 50.3% 4,331 12,345 R+35.7
Jefferson 3,443 29.1% 5,972 50.4% 2,430 11,845 R+21.4
Wood 2,299 19.9% 5,385 46.6% 3,861 11,545 R+26.7
Chippewa 1,779 15.5% 7,143 62.2% 2,565 11,487 R+46.7
Grant 2,544 22.9% 5,981 53.8% 2,595 11,120 R+30.9
Waupaca 1,400 13.0% 6,496 60.4% 2,862 10,758 R+47.4
Sauk 1,422 13.3% 5,791 54.2% 3,480 10,693 R+40.9
Portage 4,202 40.2% 3,872 37.0% 2,378 10,452 D+3.2
Columbia 1,825 17.6% 5,102 49.2% 3,450 10,377 R+31.6
Marinette 3,556 34.3% 5,005 48.3% 1,805 10,366 R+14.0
Walworth 1,475 14.6% 7,072 69.8% 1,581 10,128 R+55.3
Washington 2,715 28.2% 5,382 55.9% 1,536 9,633 R+27.7
Clark 1,669 18.2% 4,980 54.2% 2,539 9,188 R+36.0
Barron 819 9.4% 4,715 53.8% 3,223 8,757 R+44.5
Shawano 1,745 20.1% 4,283 49.2% 2,675 8,703 R+29.2
Monroe 1,065 12.5% 4,500 52.9% 2,941 8,506 R+40.4
Oconto 2,818 34.5% 3,648 44.7% 1,700 8,166 R+10.2
Vernon 875 10.8% 4,576 56.3% 2,671 8,122 R+45.6
Langlade 2,933 38.8% 2,894 38.3% 1,729 7,556 D+0.5
St. Croix 1,612 21.6% 3,235 43.4% 2,606 7,453 R+21.8
Lincoln 1,000 13.5% 3,820 51.7% 2,566 7,386 R+38.2
Dunn 591 8.0% 4,085 55.4% 2,696 7,372 R+47.4
Lafayette 2,315 33.1% 3,215 46.0% 1,458 6,988 R+12.9
Polk 533 7.7% 2,927 42.0% 3,505 6,965 Others
Ashland 1,488 21.7% 2,148 31.3% 3,236 6,872 Others
Green 729 10.6% 3,674 53.7% 2,444 6,847 R+43.0
Trempealeau 990 15.1% 2,583 39.3% 3,004 6,577 Others
Oneida 1,453 23.2% 2,739 43.8% 2,058 6,250 R+20.6
Juneau 1,447 23.4% 2,688 43.4% 2,056 6,191 R+20.0
Price 1,678 28.5% 2,657 45.1% 1,557 5,892 R+16.6
Ozaukee 2,099 36.5% 2,691 46.8% 964 5,754 R+10.3
Crawford 1,827 32.1% 3,003 52.8% 858 5,688 R+20.7
Pierce 721 12.8% 3,027 53.9% 1,871 5,619 R+41.0
Taylor 1,848 33.4% 2,339 42.2% 1,350 5,537 R+8.9
Iowa 1,029 18.8% 2,903 52.9% 1,554 5,486 R+34.2
Richland 736 13.6% 3,767 69.8% 893 5,396 R+56.2
Kewaunee 1,999 37.1% 2,744 50.9% 651 5,394 R+13.8
Bayfield 989 18.6% 1,837 34.6% 2,490 5,316 Others
Calumet 1,734 33.0% 2,600 49.4% 926 5,260 R+16.5
Rusk 1,035 20.7% 2,577 51.4% 1,400 5,012 R+30.8
Green Lake 1,449 29.6% 2,737 55.9% 713 4,899 R+26.3
Waushara 443 9.3% 3,086 64.7% 1,240 4,769 R+55.4
Door 955 21.0% 2,617 57.5% 976 4,548 R+36.5
Jackson 629 14.2% 1,757 39.7% 2,036 4,422 Others
Buffalo 332 8.1% 2,000 48.9% 1,762 4,094 R+40.7
Iron 770 19.7% 1,372 35.1% 1,769 3,911 Others
Washburn 620 16.5% 1,719 45.7% 1,426 3,765 R+29.2
Sawyer 1,155 31.2% 1,678 45.3% 873 3,706 R+14.1
Vilas 1,206 34.1% 1,627 46.0% 701 3,534 R+11.9
Forest 1,535 44.6% 1,170 34.0% 734 3,439 D+10.6
Burnett 564 17.5% 1,281 39.8% 1,375 3,220 Others
Marquette 587 19.7% 1,915 64.3% 477 2,979 R+44.6
Adams 283 11.7% 987 40.6% 1,159 2,429 Others
Pepin 480 21.7% 1,184 53.5% 550 2,214 R+31.8
Florence 299 19.2% 630 40.5% 625 1,554 R+21.3

Counties as they stood in 1938; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wisconsin Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Tammy Baldwin (D) D+0.8
2022 Ron Johnson (R) R+1.0
2018 Tammy Baldwin (D) D+10.8
2016 Ron Johnson (R) R+3.4
2012 Tammy Baldwin (D) D+5.5
2010 Ron Johnson (R) R+4.8
2006 Herb Kohl (D) D+37.8
2004 Russel D. Feingold (D) D+11.2
2000 Herb Kohl (D) D+24.5
1998 Russell D. Feingold (D) D+2.1
1994 Herb Kohl (D) D+17.6
1992 Russell D. Feingold (D) D+6.6
1988 Herbert H. Kohl (D) D+4.5
1986 Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R) R+3.5
1982 William Proxmire (D) D+29.5
1980 Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R) R+1.9
1976 William Proxmire (D) D+45.6
1974 Gaylord Nelson (D) D+26.0
1970 William Proxmire (D) D+42.4
1968 Gaylord Nelson (D) D+23.4
1964 William Proxmire (D) D+6.7
1962 Gaylord Nelson (D) D+5.4
1958 William Proxmire (D) D+14.4
1956 Alexander Wiley (R) R+17.4
1952 Joseph McCarthy (R) R+8.7
1950 Alexander Wiley (R) R+7.1
1946 Joseph McCarthy (R) R+23.9
1944 Alexander Wiley (R) R+7.7
1940 Robert M. La Follette Jr. (other)
1938 Alexander Wiley (R) R+20.4
1934 Robert M. La Follette Jr. (other)
1932 F. Ryan Duffy (D) D+20.8
1928 Robert La Follette Jr. (R) R+85.6
1926 John J. Blaine (R) R+42.7
1922 Robert La Follette Sr. (R) R+64.1
1920 Irvine L. Lenroot (R) R+28.4
1916 Robert La Follette Sr. (R) R+27.3
1914 Paul O. Husting (D) D+0.3