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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Joseph McCarthy (Republican) beat Howard J. McMurray (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1946, 61.3% to 37.4%, a margin of 23.9 points and 241,658 votes.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1940 it went third-party, for Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Republicans led in 70 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 276,050 votes and went to the Republican by 12.3 points. The closest was Forest, where 107 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
Joseph McCarthy won Republican 620,430 61.3%
Howard J. McMurray Democratic 378,772 37.4%
All other candidates 13,302 1.3%
Total1,012,504

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 117,163 42.4% 151,104 54.7% 7,783 276,050 R+12.3
Dane 25,200 51.4% 23,222 47.4% 587 49,009 D+4.0
Racine 16,461 47.2% 18,175 52.1% 274 34,910 R+4.9
Brown 10,660 34.6% 20,089 65.2% 39 30,788 R+30.6
Rock 8,890 33.6% 17,409 65.7% 195 26,494 R+32.2
Kenosha 12,411 48.7% 12,912 50.6% 175 25,498 R+2.0
Sheboygan 10,283 42.2% 13,330 54.6% 779 24,392 R+12.5
Winnebago 7,756 32.1% 16,329 67.5% 114 24,199 R+35.4
Waukesha 6,227 25.9% 17,606 73.3% 182 24,015 R+47.4
Outagamie 6,929 29.3% 16,606 70.1% 152 23,687 R+40.9
Marathon 9,676 43.5% 12,231 55.0% 323 22,230 R+11.5
Manitowoc 8,063 38.8% 12,615 60.8% 80 20,758 R+21.9
Fond Du Lac 5,967 29.7% 14,023 69.7% 122 20,112 R+40.1
La Crosse 5,547 33.1% 11,092 66.2% 122 16,761 R+33.1
Eau Claire 6,610 43.2% 8,615 56.4% 62 15,287 R+13.1
Dodge 4,151 28.1% 10,556 71.4% 75 14,782 R+43.3
Douglas 6,522 46.6% 7,389 52.7% 98 14,009 R+6.2
Wood 4,610 33.3% 9,189 66.4% 48 13,847 R+33.1
Grant 3,440 27.3% 9,115 72.3% 60 12,615 R+45.0
Jefferson 4,105 32.7% 8,379 66.8% 53 12,537 R+34.1
Chippewa 4,236 36.8% 7,201 62.6% 75 11,512 R+25.8
Portage 5,689 49.4% 5,802 50.4% 21 11,512 R+1.0
Walworth 2,212 19.9% 8,896 79.8% 35 11,143 R+60.0
Sauk 3,151 29.0% 7,463 68.7% 242 10,856 R+39.7
Washington 2,597 24.9% 7,789 74.7% 43 10,429 R+49.8
Waupaca 2,072 20.7% 7,930 79.1% 28 10,030 R+58.4
Columbia 3,212 32.6% 6,589 66.9% 42 9,843 R+34.3
Marinette 2,759 30.8% 6,132 68.6% 53 8,944 R+37.7
Clark 2,721 31.5% 5,818 67.4% 91 8,630 R+35.9
Shawano 2,065 25.1% 6,125 74.5% 33 8,223 R+49.4
Barron 2,778 35.2% 5,093 64.5% 31 7,902 R+29.3
St. Croix 2,799 36.0% 4,938 63.5% 40 7,777 R+27.5
Monroe 2,305 30.3% 5,250 69.1% 45 7,600 R+38.8
Langlade 2,811 39.4% 4,299 60.3% 19 7,129 R+20.9
Oconto 1,920 27.1% 5,116 72.2% 47 7,083 R+45.1
Vernon 2,299 33.7% 4,509 66.1% 18 6,826 R+32.4
Dunn 2,149 31.8% 4,549 67.4% 50 6,748 R+35.6
Ozaukee 2,018 30.3% 4,627 69.4% 24 6,669 R+39.1
Trempealeau 2,446 36.7% 4,189 62.8% 33 6,668 R+26.1
Polk 2,464 37.5% 4,070 61.9% 37 6,571 R+24.4
Iowa 2,084 32.0% 4,418 67.8% 12 6,514 R+35.8
Pierce 1,600 25.0% 4,726 73.9% 66 6,392 R+48.9
Lincoln 1,689 27.4% 4,405 71.5% 66 6,160 R+44.1
Calumet 1,706 27.7% 4,432 72.0% 20 6,158 R+44.3
Green 1,864 31.2% 4,079 68.3% 27 5,970 R+37.1
Lafayette 2,179 36.5% 3,764 63.0% 27 5,970 R+26.5
Crawford 1,964 34.0% 3,805 65.9% 8 5,777 R+31.9
Door 864 15.3% 4,751 84.4% 16 5,631 R+69.0
Ashland 2,416 43.2% 3,144 56.2% 36 5,596 R+13.0
Oneida 2,288 41.1% 3,238 58.2% 38 5,564 R+17.1
Richland 1,353 24.4% 4,187 75.4% 13 5,553 R+51.0
Kewaunee 1,519 28.9% 3,737 71.0% 4 5,260 R+42.2
Taylor 1,750 34.1% 3,153 61.4% 231 5,134 R+27.3
Price 1,812 35.5% 3,229 63.2% 70 5,111 R+27.7
Rusk 1,641 32.7% 3,340 66.6% 31 5,012 R+33.9
Juneau 1,237 24.8% 3,717 74.6% 26 4,980 R+49.8
Green Lake 925 19.6% 3,789 80.2% 9 4,723 R+60.6
Bayfield 1,811 42.6% 2,412 56.8% 27 4,250 R+14.1
Jackson 1,440 34.8% 2,666 64.4% 34 4,140 R+29.6
Waushara 760 18.4% 3,362 81.2% 16 4,138 R+62.9
Buffalo 1,177 28.8% 2,877 70.4% 32 4,086 R+41.6
Sawyer 1,002 27.8% 2,551 70.9% 47 3,600 R+43.0
Iron 1,561 47.7% 1,687 51.6% 22 3,270 R+3.9
Vilas 1,015 32.4% 2,098 67.0% 19 3,132 R+34.6
Washburn 1,099 37.5% 1,818 62.1% 11 2,928 R+24.6
Forest 1,384 47.9% 1,491 51.6% 12 2,887 R+3.7
Burnett 1,040 38.5% 1,644 60.9% 15 2,699 R+22.4
Marquette 450 18.0% 2,035 81.5% 13 2,498 R+63.5
Pepin 624 29.3% 1,500 70.5% 4 2,128 R+41.2
Adams 769 36.3% 1,336 63.1% 12 2,117 R+26.8
Florence 375 35.7% 668 63.6% 8 1,051 R+27.9

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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.

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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