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Election 1944 Results

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1944 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Alexander Wiley (Republican) beat Howard J. McMurray (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1944, 50.5% to 42.7%, a margin of 7.7 points and 97,369 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1938, when Alexander Wiley also won.

Republicans led in 61 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 342,734 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.8 points. The closest was Ashland, where 19 votes separated the two parties.

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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 634,513 50.5%
Howard J. McMurray Democratic 537,144 42.7%
Harry Sauthoff Progressive 73,089 5.8%
All other candidates 11,734 0.9%
Total1,256,480

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 200,091 58.4% 128,688 37.5% 13,955 342,734 D+20.8
Dane 23,686 43.5% 17,262 31.7% 13,561 54,509 D+11.8
Racine 23,742 55.8% 17,513 41.2% 1,278 42,533 D+14.6
Rock 13,664 40.1% 19,263 56.6% 1,129 34,056 R+16.4
Brown 15,120 46.7% 16,207 50.0% 1,082 32,409 R+3.4
Winnebago 11,053 35.2% 19,315 61.5% 1,051 31,419 R+26.3
Sheboygan 14,421 47.3% 14,366 47.1% 1,698 30,485 D+0.2
Waukesha 10,912 36.5% 16,690 55.8% 2,310 29,912 R+19.3
Kenosha 15,627 54.2% 11,817 41.0% 1,409 28,853 D+13.2
Marathon 11,319 40.9% 14,641 52.9% 1,737 27,697 R+12.0
Outagamie 8,820 32.8% 16,522 61.5% 1,530 26,872 R+28.7
Fond Du Lac 8,408 33.5% 15,395 61.4% 1,273 25,076 R+27.9
Manitowoc 10,521 42.4% 12,288 49.5% 2,015 24,824 R+7.1
La Crosse 8,656 36.9% 13,088 55.7% 1,737 23,481 R+18.9
Dodge 6,050 29.2% 12,119 58.6% 2,517 20,686 R+29.3
Douglas 7,669 41.6% 7,885 42.8% 2,873 18,427 R+1.2
Eau Claire 6,296 36.3% 9,550 55.1% 1,487 17,333 R+18.8
Jefferson 5,624 34.2% 8,896 54.1% 1,917 16,437 R+19.9
Walworth 4,098 25.7% 11,284 70.9% 537 15,919 R+45.1
Wood 6,026 38.5% 9,030 57.7% 584 15,640 R+19.2
Grant 4,005 27.0% 10,172 68.6% 657 14,834 R+41.6
Waupaca 3,104 20.9% 11,061 74.6% 667 14,832 R+53.6
Sauk 4,196 29.0% 9,120 63.1% 1,140 14,456 R+34.1
Chippewa 4,833 35.8% 7,005 51.9% 1,650 13,488 R+16.1
Portage 8,264 61.8% 4,729 35.3% 385 13,378 D+26.4
Columbia 4,090 30.8% 7,571 57.1% 1,598 13,259 R+26.3
Marinette 5,244 41.5% 7,149 56.6% 235 12,628 R+15.1
Shawano 3,012 24.6% 8,742 71.4% 492 12,246 R+46.8
Washington 3,088 25.7% 8,557 71.3% 362 12,007 R+45.5
Barron 2,499 21.9% 6,740 59.1% 2,161 11,400 R+37.2
Clark 3,002 26.4% 6,727 59.2% 1,637 11,366 R+32.8
Monroe 2,504 23.3% 7,518 69.9% 741 10,763 R+46.6
Vernon 2,806 28.4% 6,282 63.5% 799 9,887 R+35.2
St. Croix 3,309 34.3% 5,743 59.5% 603 9,655 R+25.2
Oconto 3,473 36.1% 5,858 60.9% 290 9,621 R+24.8
Dunn 1,989 22.6% 5,754 65.4% 1,051 8,794 R+42.8
Green 2,412 27.8% 5,610 64.6% 665 8,687 R+36.8
Polk 2,143 24.8% 5,007 58.0% 1,487 8,637 R+33.2
Ozaukee 2,691 32.6% 5,275 63.9% 288 8,254 R+31.3
Lincoln 2,115 26.1% 5,437 67.1% 554 8,106 R+41.0
Langlade 3,829 49.6% 3,494 45.3% 392 7,715 D+4.3
Lafayette 2,649 34.6% 4,740 61.9% 269 7,658 R+27.3
Trempealeau 1,866 24.4% 4,587 59.9% 1,203 7,656 R+35.5
Iowa 2,290 30.2% 4,766 62.8% 534 7,590 R+32.6
Door 1,749 23.1% 5,496 72.6% 330 7,575 R+49.5
Richland 2,183 29.1% 4,993 66.6% 324 7,500 R+37.5
Pierce 1,365 18.9% 5,482 75.7% 393 7,240 R+56.9
Ashland 3,220 44.6% 3,239 44.9% 762 7,221 R+0.3
Calumet 2,046 29.0% 4,796 67.9% 219 7,061 R+38.9
Oneida 3,368 50.6% 3,016 45.4% 266 6,650 D+5.3
Crawford 2,389 36.3% 4,025 61.1% 176 6,590 R+24.8
Juneau 1,615 24.5% 4,138 62.9% 826 6,579 R+38.3
Green Lake 1,823 28.8% 4,333 68.5% 173 6,329 R+39.7
Price 2,560 40.7% 3,396 53.9% 341 6,297 R+13.3
Taylor 2,330 37.6% 3,413 55.1% 454 6,197 R+17.5
Kewaunee 2,217 36.3% 3,679 60.3% 206 6,102 R+24.0
Rusk 2,409 40.6% 3,291 55.5% 231 5,931 R+14.9
Waushara 927 15.8% 4,732 80.8% 201 5,860 R+64.9
Bayfield 2,148 40.5% 2,663 50.2% 491 5,302 R+9.7
Jackson 1,179 22.5% 2,915 55.6% 1,150 5,244 R+33.1
Buffalo 960 21.2% 3,201 70.6% 373 4,534 R+49.4
Sawyer 1,192 30.1% 2,450 61.9% 319 3,961 R+31.8
Washburn 1,080 27.3% 2,319 58.6% 558 3,957 R+31.3
Vilas 1,564 42.7% 1,969 53.8% 128 3,661 R+11.1
Marquette 733 20.5% 2,727 76.3% 113 3,573 R+55.8
Burnett 1,040 30.1% 1,941 56.2% 471 3,452 R+26.1
Iron 1,829 54.2% 1,408 41.7% 140 3,377 D+12.5
Forest 2,046 61.2% 1,231 36.8% 65 3,342 D+24.4
Adams 862 32.8% 1,500 57.1% 265 2,627 R+24.3
Pepin 486 19.0% 1,927 75.4% 144 2,557 R+56.4
Florence 608 42.3% 770 53.6% 58 1,436 R+11.3

Counties as they stood in 1944; 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