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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Gaylord Nelson (Democrat) beat Jerris Leonard (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1968, 61.7% to 38.3%, a margin of 23.4 points and 387,021 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when Gaylord Nelson also won.

Democrats led in 62 of the 72 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 400,548 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.4 points. The closest was Sawyer, where 17 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
Gaylord Nelson won Democratic 1,020,931 61.7%
Jerris Leonard Republican 633,910 38.3%
All other candidates 20 0.0%
Total1,654,861

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 273,243 68.2% 127,299 31.8% 6 400,548 D+36.4
Dane 79,677 75.4% 25,977 24.6% 3 105,657 D+50.8
Waukesha 46,560 54.6% 38,693 45.4% 2 85,255 D+9.2
Racine 41,067 66.8% 20,451 33.2% 61,518 D+33.5
Brown 33,625 61.3% 21,252 38.7% 54,877 D+22.5
Rock 26,358 54.6% 21,940 45.4% 2 48,300 D+9.1
Winnebago 23,947 53.8% 20,586 46.2% 44,533 D+7.5
Outagamie 22,894 54.9% 18,800 45.1% 41,694 D+9.8
Kenosha 29,296 70.7% 12,122 29.3% 41,418 D+41.5
Sheboygan 25,438 65.5% 13,408 34.5% 3 38,849 D+31.0
Marathon 23,886 64.6% 13,092 35.4% 36,978 D+29.2
Fond Du Lac 17,862 56.5% 13,746 43.5% 1 31,609 D+13.0
La Crosse 16,559 53.4% 14,459 46.6% 31,018 D+6.8
Manitowoc 20,206 66.1% 10,369 33.9% 30,575 D+32.2
Dodge 13,432 53.3% 11,788 46.7% 25,220 D+6.5
Eau Claire 15,439 62.4% 9,304 37.6% 24,743 D+24.8
Wood 14,102 59.1% 9,771 40.9% 23,873 D+18.1
Walworth 11,000 46.3% 12,763 53.7% 23,763 R+7.4
Jefferson 13,038 59.1% 9,036 40.9% 22,074 D+18.1
Washington 11,602 53.1% 10,257 46.9% 21,859 D+6.2
Ozaukee 10,819 52.1% 9,940 47.9% 20,759 D+4.2
Douglas 14,318 79.5% 3,694 20.5% 18,012 D+59.0
Portage 12,106 71.9% 4,738 28.1% 16,844 D+43.7
Grant 7,419 45.5% 8,902 54.5% 16,321 R+9.1
Chippewa 10,157 63.1% 5,949 36.9% 16,106 D+26.1
Columbia 9,438 59.1% 6,522 40.9% 15,960 D+18.3
Waupaca 6,759 43.1% 8,908 56.9% 1 15,668 R+13.7
Sauk 8,501 54.5% 7,109 45.5% 15,610 D+8.9
Marinette 8,225 57.3% 6,117 42.7% 14,342 D+14.7
St. Croix 8,905 66.4% 4,503 33.6% 13,408 D+32.8
Barron 7,153 54.4% 6,003 45.6% 13,156 D+8.7
Shawano 6,547 50.9% 6,306 49.1% 12,853 D+1.9
Clark 6,919 58.0% 5,011 42.0% 11,930 D+16.0
Monroe 5,664 50.1% 5,641 49.9% 1 11,306 D+0.2
Polk 6,823 62.4% 4,105 37.6% 10,928 D+24.9
Green 4,990 48.3% 5,349 51.7% 10,339 R+3.5
Oconto 5,652 55.3% 4,570 44.7% 10,222 D+10.6
Vernon 5,628 55.5% 4,516 44.5% 1 10,145 D+11.0
Oneida 5,113 50.6% 4,997 49.4% 10,110 D+1.1
Dunn 5,869 58.9% 4,093 41.1% 9,962 D+17.8
Calumet 5,875 59.1% 4,061 40.9% 9,936 D+18.3
Pierce 5,396 55.2% 4,379 44.8% 9,775 D+10.4
Lincoln 5,092 55.9% 4,021 44.1% 9,113 D+11.8
Trempealeau 5,278 58.4% 3,762 41.6% 9,040 D+16.8
Door 4,024 46.2% 4,679 53.8% 8,703 R+7.5
Green Lake 3,380 45.4% 4,060 54.6% 7,440 R+9.1
Kewaunee 4,600 62.0% 2,817 38.0% 7,417 D+24.0
Lafayette 4,039 57.1% 3,030 42.9% 7,069 D+14.3
Iowa 3,548 51.1% 3,390 48.9% 6,938 D+2.3
Juneau 3,450 50.2% 3,428 49.8% 6,878 D+0.3
Langlade 4,010 58.5% 2,844 41.5% 6,854 D+17.0
Richland 3,494 51.6% 3,275 48.4% 6,769 D+3.2
Ashland 4,492 67.5% 2,167 32.5% 6,659 D+34.9
Taylor 4,166 62.9% 2,458 37.1% 6,624 D+25.8
Price 3,381 53.8% 2,909 46.2% 6,290 D+7.5
Waushara 2,634 43.7% 3,398 56.3% 6,032 R+12.7
Crawford 3,124 52.5% 2,825 47.5% 5,949 D+5.0
Jackson 3,572 61.5% 2,239 38.5% 5,811 D+22.9
Rusk 3,355 59.0% 2,336 41.0% 5,691 D+17.9
Vilas 2,644 47.6% 2,910 52.4% 5,554 R+4.8
Bayfield 3,556 66.5% 1,795 33.5% 5,351 D+32.9
Buffalo 2,781 53.2% 2,450 46.8% 5,231 D+6.3
Washburn 3,111 65.4% 1,649 34.6% 4,760 D+30.7
Sawyer 2,201 49.8% 2,218 50.2% 4,419 R+0.4
Burnett 2,600 64.5% 1,429 35.5% 4,029 D+29.1
Marquette 1,702 45.8% 2,014 54.2% 3,716 R+8.4
Adams 2,164 60.9% 1,388 39.1% 3,552 D+21.8
Iron 2,165 72.0% 844 28.0% 3,009 D+43.9
Forest 1,763 60.5% 1,151 39.5% 2,914 D+21.0
Pepin 1,657 59.5% 1,126 40.5% 2,783 D+19.1
Florence 865 55.5% 694 44.5% 1,559 D+11.0
Menominee 576 88.1% 78 11.9% 654 D+76.1

Counties as they stood in 1968; 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