United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 728 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
PollingForecast.com United States
Closest results
United States · Election results history · 1962 Senate · Wisconsin
Election 1962 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1962 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Gaylord Nelson (Democrat) beat Alexander Wiley (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1962, 52.6% to 47.2%, a margin of 5.4 points and 67,496 votes.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1956 it went Republican, for Alexander Wiley.

Republicans led in 43 of the 72 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 29. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 329,825 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.6 points. The closest was Price, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

United States
Results
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1872 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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
Gaylord Nelson won Democratic 662,342 52.6%
Alexander Wiley Republican 594,846 47.2%
All other candidates 2,980 0.2%
Total1,260,168

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 201,600 61.1% 127,028 38.5% 1,197 329,825 D+22.6
Dane 44,995 63.5% 25,614 36.1% 262 70,871 D+27.3
Waukesha 24,739 45.5% 29,437 54.1% 188 54,364 R+8.6
Racine 27,684 58.9% 19,205 40.9% 85 46,974 D+18.1
Brown 18,301 47.4% 20,245 52.4% 77 38,623 R+5.0
Winnebago 14,216 42.4% 19,275 57.4% 69 33,560 R+15.1
Rock 14,114 43.1% 18,586 56.7% 57 32,757 R+13.7
Kenosha 20,049 61.6% 12,439 38.2% 65 32,553 D+23.4
Sheboygan 17,639 55.1% 14,298 44.7% 70 32,007 D+10.4
Outagamie 12,395 41.9% 17,082 57.7% 109 29,586 R+15.8
Marathon 15,009 51.6% 13,997 48.2% 59 29,065 D+3.5
Manitowoc 14,474 57.4% 10,711 42.5% 45 25,230 D+14.9
La Crosse 11,774 49.7% 11,861 50.0% 64 23,699 R+0.4
Fond Du Lac 9,815 43.2% 12,813 56.4% 98 22,726 R+13.2
Dodge 7,886 42.0% 10,890 58.0% 11 18,787 R+16.0
Eau Claire 10,108 54.2% 8,495 45.6% 43 18,646 D+8.7
Wood 9,437 51.8% 8,763 48.1% 34 18,234 D+3.7
Jefferson 7,102 43.6% 9,171 56.3% 16 16,289 R+12.7
Douglas 10,106 63.1% 5,897 36.8% 24 16,027 D+26.3
Walworth 5,813 36.6% 10,068 63.3% 19 15,900 R+26.8
Washington 6,517 44.8% 8,035 55.2% 8 14,560 R+10.4
Ozaukee 5,818 42.5% 7,848 57.4% 12 13,678 R+14.8
Chippewa 6,836 51.9% 6,314 47.9% 20 13,170 D+4.0
Portage 7,772 62.8% 4,599 37.2% 4 12,375 D+25.6
Columbia 5,493 46.9% 6,212 53.0% 12 11,717 R+6.1
Marinette 5,718 49.5% 5,832 50.5% 5 11,555 R+1.0
Waupaca 3,830 33.4% 7,638 66.6% 6 11,474 R+33.2
Grant 4,085 36.8% 7,009 63.1% 9 11,103 R+26.3
Sauk 4,674 43.1% 6,159 56.8% 17 10,850 R+13.7
Shawano 3,926 38.9% 6,150 61.0% 13 10,089 R+22.0
Barron 4,496 48.3% 4,797 51.6% 9 9,302 R+3.2
Clark 4,593 50.1% 4,573 49.9% 3 9,169 D+0.2
Monroe 4,312 47.7% 4,726 52.2% 7 9,045 R+4.6
St. Croix 4,745 52.8% 4,241 47.2% 3 8,989 D+5.6
Oneida 4,176 50.4% 4,112 49.6% 5 8,293 D+0.8
Oconto 3,798 46.1% 4,438 53.8% 8 8,244 R+7.8
Vernon 3,980 49.1% 4,129 50.9% 2 8,111 R+1.8
Door 3,083 40.8% 4,450 59.0% 15 7,548 R+18.1
Lincoln 3,296 43.9% 4,198 55.9% 14 7,508 R+12.0
Green 2,713 37.2% 4,586 62.8% 2 7,301 R+25.7
Dunn 3,267 46.5% 3,748 53.4% 6 7,021 R+6.9
Polk 3,669 52.3% 3,330 47.5% 10 7,009 D+4.8
Calumet 2,712 40.2% 4,035 59.8% 6 6,753 R+19.6
Trempealeau 3,466 52.4% 3,145 47.6% 2 6,613 D+4.9
Pierce 3,088 47.2% 3,452 52.8% 4 6,544 R+5.6
Langlade 3,058 47.0% 3,440 52.9% 5 6,503 R+5.9
Ashland 3,727 58.2% 2,669 41.7% 7 6,403 D+16.5
Kewaunee 2,991 48.1% 3,225 51.9% 3 6,219 R+3.8
Iowa 2,544 42.5% 3,424 57.2% 20 5,988 R+14.7
Juneau 2,486 43.3% 3,258 56.7% 1 5,745 R+13.4
Waushara 1,620 28.9% 3,976 71.0% 5 5,601 R+42.1
Richland 2,224 41.1% 3,184 58.8% 3 5,411 R+17.7
Taylor 2,943 55.3% 2,370 44.6% 5 5,318 D+10.8
Rusk 2,972 57.2% 2,213 42.6% 13 5,198 D+14.6
Crawford 2,694 52.1% 2,476 47.9% 4 5,174 D+4.2
Green Lake 1,610 31.2% 3,542 68.7% 7 5,159 R+37.4
Price 2,503 49.8% 2,509 49.9% 13 5,025 R+0.1
Lafayette 2,145 43.2% 2,821 56.7% 5 4,971 R+13.6
Jackson 2,287 47.3% 2,548 52.7% 1 4,836 R+5.4
Bayfield 2,454 54.8% 2,014 44.9% 14 4,482 D+9.8
Vilas 1,789 40.7% 2,591 59.0% 14 4,394 R+18.3
Buffalo 1,916 48.3% 2,048 51.7% 1 3,965 R+3.3
Washburn 1,714 46.7% 1,938 52.8% 15 3,667 R+6.1
Burnett 1,767 53.5% 1,531 46.4% 5 3,303 D+7.1
Sawyer 1,394 42.8% 1,854 56.9% 10 3,258 R+14.1
Forest 1,608 54.0% 1,362 45.8% 7 2,977 D+8.3
Iron 1,805 63.0% 1,057 36.9% 4 2,866 D+26.1
Marquette 1,006 36.0% 1,774 63.4% 16 2,796 R+27.5
Adams 1,394 50.3% 1,374 49.5% 5 2,773 D+0.7
Pepin 1,209 51.1% 1,157 48.9% 1 2,367 D+2.2
Florence 794 54.6% 659 45.4% 1,453 D+9.3
Menominee 369 64.5% 201 35.1% 2 572 D+29.4

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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