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Election 1950 Results

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1950 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Alexander Wiley (Republican) beat Thomas E. Fairchild (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1950, 53.3% to 46.2%, a margin of 7.1 points and 79,744 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1944, when Alexander Wiley also won.

Republicans led in 60 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 286,377 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.9 points. The closest was Washburn, where 14 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 595,283 53.3%
Thomas E. Fairchild Democratic 515,539 46.2%
All other candidates 5,255 0.5%
Total1,116,077

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 155,578 54.3% 127,144 44.4% 3,655 286,377 D+9.9
Dane 34,673 61.6% 21,504 38.2% 113 56,290 D+23.4
Racine 19,406 48.2% 20,756 51.6% 90 40,252 R+3.4
Brown 13,452 41.9% 18,634 58.0% 15 32,101 R+16.1
Rock 12,415 41.3% 17,629 58.6% 32 30,076 R+17.3
Waukesha 11,456 38.3% 18,349 61.3% 109 29,914 R+23.0
Kenosha 16,146 55.6% 12,805 44.1% 85 29,036 D+11.5
Winnebago 10,629 37.2% 17,854 62.5% 62 28,545 R+25.3
Sheboygan 12,676 47.2% 14,023 52.2% 169 26,868 R+5.0
Outagamie 7,785 31.5% 16,868 68.3% 52 24,705 R+36.8
Marathon 10,578 46.2% 12,253 53.6% 48 22,879 R+7.3
Manitowoc 10,828 47.7% 11,832 52.2% 27 22,687 R+4.4
Fond Du Lac 6,803 31.8% 14,570 68.1% 26 21,399 R+36.3
La Crosse 9,915 50.2% 9,791 49.6% 52 19,758 D+0.6
Dodge 6,208 34.2% 11,942 65.7% 22 18,172 R+31.6
Walworth 5,165 29.1% 12,596 70.9% 15 17,776 R+41.8
Wood 7,156 44.4% 8,938 55.5% 23 16,117 R+11.1
Douglas 8,931 57.0% 6,707 42.8% 30 15,668 D+14.2
Eau Claire 8,441 54.0% 7,156 45.8% 31 15,628 D+8.2
Jefferson 5,526 38.6% 8,776 61.3% 12 14,314 R+22.7
Sauk 5,249 41.8% 7,245 57.8% 50 12,544 R+15.9
Grant 4,310 34.4% 8,216 65.6% 7 12,533 R+31.2
Chippewa 6,707 53.8% 5,740 46.1% 13 12,460 D+7.8
Portage 6,477 52.5% 5,842 47.3% 28 12,347 D+5.1
Marinette 5,271 45.4% 6,333 54.5% 12 11,616 R+9.1
Waupaca 2,783 24.0% 8,824 76.0% 9 11,616 R+52.0
Columbia 5,010 43.5% 6,508 56.5% 5 11,523 R+13.0
Washington 3,814 33.9% 7,438 66.0% 12 11,264 R+32.2
Clark 4,153 41.5% 5,837 58.3% 29 10,019 R+16.8
Shawano 2,567 27.5% 6,748 72.4% 10 9,325 R+44.8
Barron 4,010 43.7% 5,156 56.1% 18 9,184 R+12.5
Ozaukee 3,400 38.1% 5,488 61.6% 25 8,913 R+23.4
Oconto 3,213 36.6% 5,537 63.2% 17 8,767 R+26.5
Monroe 3,272 40.2% 4,845 59.6% 18 8,135 R+19.3
St. Croix 3,807 47.9% 4,126 51.9% 14 7,947 R+4.0
Vernon 3,482 45.4% 4,178 54.5% 3 7,663 R+9.1
Green 2,664 35.4% 4,859 64.6% 2 7,525 R+29.2
Dunn 3,226 44.3% 4,042 55.6% 7 7,275 R+11.2
Polk 3,353 47.1% 3,746 52.7% 14 7,113 R+5.5
Lincoln 2,435 34.9% 4,536 64.9% 15 6,986 R+30.1
Crawford 2,960 42.5% 3,994 57.4% 5 6,959 R+14.9
Oneida 3,157 47.7% 3,448 52.0% 20 6,625 R+4.4
Lafayette 3,043 46.0% 3,576 54.0% 1 6,620 R+8.1
Iowa 2,596 39.4% 3,987 60.5% 5 6,588 R+21.1
Ashland 3,081 47.7% 3,375 52.2% 9 6,465 R+4.5
Trempealeau 3,066 47.7% 3,362 52.3% 3 6,431 R+4.6
Calumet 1,907 30.1% 4,430 69.8% 6 6,343 R+39.8
Door 1,831 28.9% 4,491 71.0% 7 6,329 R+42.0
Richland 2,153 34.2% 4,143 65.8% 1 6,297 R+31.6
Pierce 2,194 35.1% 4,048 64.7% 11 6,253 R+29.6
Langlade 2,579 41.4% 3,649 58.5% 6 6,234 R+17.2
Taylor 2,800 46.9% 3,144 52.6% 32 5,976 R+5.8
Kewaunee 2,010 34.4% 3,822 65.5% 3 5,835 R+31.1
Green Lake 1,689 29.0% 4,123 70.9% 5 5,817 R+41.8
Juneau 2,178 38.1% 3,537 61.9% 3 5,718 R+23.8
Price 2,218 41.9% 3,043 57.5% 30 5,291 R+15.6
Jackson 2,605 51.2% 2,467 48.5% 15 5,087 D+2.7
Rusk 2,353 46.6% 2,684 53.2% 12 5,049 R+6.6
Waushara 1,030 23.8% 3,303 76.2% 3 4,336 R+52.4
Bayfield 1,970 45.8% 2,317 53.9% 13 4,300 R+8.1
Vilas 1,476 35.3% 2,685 64.2% 21 4,182 R+28.9
Buffalo 1,938 47.5% 2,130 52.2% 12 4,080 R+4.7
Washburn 1,996 49.8% 2,010 50.1% 6 4,012 R+0.3
Sawyer 1,239 35.4% 2,255 64.4% 6 3,500 R+29.0
Iron 2,001 58.6% 1,401 41.0% 14 3,416 D+17.6
Burnett 1,468 47.8% 1,600 52.1% 3 3,071 R+4.3
Forest 1,582 52.5% 1,429 47.4% 5 3,016 D+5.1
Marquette 873 29.2% 2,119 70.8% 1 2,993 R+41.6
Adams 1,129 43.1% 1,478 56.5% 10 2,617 R+13.3
Pepin 936 43.8% 1,197 56.0% 6 2,139 R+12.2
Florence 511 43.3% 665 56.3% 5 1,181 R+13.0

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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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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