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Election 1976 Results

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1976 US Senate election in Wisconsin

William Proxmire (Democrat) beat Stanley York (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1976, 72.6% to 27.0%, a margin of 45.6 points and 882,422 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when William Proxmire also won.

Democrats led in 72 of the 72 counties as they stood then. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 440,152 votes and went to the Democrat by 54.1 points. The closest was Menominee, where 518 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
William Proxmire won Democratic 1,404,324 72.6%
Stanley York Republican 521,902 27.0%
All other candidates 8,957 0.5%
Total1,935,183

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 336,826 76.5% 98,874 22.5% 4,452 440,152 D+54.1
Dane 99,327 70.1% 37,572 26.5% 4,745 141,644 D+43.6
Waukesha 77,590 67.0% 37,690 32.5% 603 115,883 D+34.4
Racine 51,472 75.7% 16,140 23.7% 399 68,011 D+52.0
Brown 49,427 75.6% 15,408 23.6% 585 65,420 D+52.0
Winnebago 39,715 70.6% 16,222 28.8% 349 56,286 D+41.7
Rock 35,389 69.4% 15,303 30.0% 269 50,961 D+39.4
Outagamie 33,546 69.4% 14,414 29.8% 369 48,329 D+39.6
Kenosha 36,869 79.9% 8,748 19.0% 508 46,125 D+61.0
Sheboygan 34,710 76.2% 10,773 23.6% 95 45,578 D+52.5
Marathon 31,609 76.6% 9,308 22.5% 374 41,291 D+54.0
La Crosse 28,165 71.6% 11,007 28.0% 142 39,314 D+43.6
Manitowoc 27,206 79.4% 6,896 20.1% 170 34,272 D+59.3
Fond Du Lac 23,298 68.8% 10,225 30.2% 351 33,874 D+38.6
Eau Claire 25,234 77.3% 7,243 22.2% 181 32,658 D+55.1
Washington 21,608 66.6% 10,740 33.1% 115 32,463 D+33.5
Ozaukee 18,815 61.2% 11,864 38.6% 77 30,756 D+22.6
Dodge 18,406 63.4% 10,470 36.1% 164 29,040 D+27.3
Wood 21,227 74.7% 6,963 24.5% 219 28,409 D+50.2
Walworth 16,826 60.0% 11,135 39.7% 104 28,065 D+20.3
Jefferson 16,891 65.3% 8,889 34.4% 94 25,874 D+30.9
Portage 19,428 78.8% 4,912 19.9% 308 24,648 D+58.9
Chippewa 15,531 80.7% 3,578 18.6% 139 19,248 D+62.1
Douglas 16,764 88.1% 2,069 10.9% 198 19,031 D+77.2
Grant 11,527 62.0% 6,970 37.5% 85 18,582 D+24.5
Columbia 11,506 63.6% 6,551 36.2% 46 18,103 D+27.4
Sauk 11,212 63.6% 6,297 35.7% 114 17,623 D+27.9
St. Croix 13,303 76.2% 4,145 23.7% 8 17,456 D+52.5
Waupaca 8,845 53.6% 7,627 46.2% 35 16,507 D+7.4
Marinette 11,040 72.8% 4,069 26.8% 55 15,164 D+46.0
Barron 9,726 69.2% 4,295 30.6% 25 14,046 D+38.7
Shawano 8,152 60.6% 5,270 39.2% 31 13,453 D+21.4
Pierce 9,413 70.0% 4,019 29.9% 16 13,448 D+40.1
Dunn 10,063 76.5% 3,045 23.1% 54 13,162 D+53.3
Monroe 8,774 66.8% 4,362 33.2% 6 13,142 D+33.6
Polk 9,686 75.2% 3,191 24.8% 11 12,888 D+50.4
Oneida 9,217 73.0% 3,376 26.7% 38 12,631 D+46.2
Clark 8,930 71.7% 3,460 27.8% 70 12,460 D+43.9
Oconto 8,531 69.6% 3,703 30.2% 20 12,254 D+39.4
Green 7,970 65.4% 4,185 34.3% 35 12,190 D+31.1
Calumet 8,653 74.8% 2,873 24.8% 38 11,564 D+50.0
Trempealeau 8,004 76.1% 2,512 23.9% 8 10,524 D+52.2
Lincoln 7,300 71.6% 2,872 28.2% 18 10,190 D+43.5
Door 6,297 63.9% 3,487 35.4% 68 9,852 D+28.5
Vernon 5,333 54.1% 4,512 45.8% 6 9,851 D+8.3
Juneau 5,163 64.6% 2,801 35.1% 25 7,989 D+29.6
Green Lake 4,266 53.8% 3,647 46.0% 15 7,928 D+7.8
Iowa 5,252 66.8% 2,572 32.7% 35 7,859 D+34.1
Richland 4,232 55.8% 3,340 44.0% 17 7,589 D+11.8
Kewaunee 6,014 79.8% 1,483 19.7% 39 7,536 D+60.1
Waushara 4,355 58.2% 3,130 41.8% 4 7,489 D+16.4
Langlade 5,418 75.9% 1,704 23.9% 16 7,138 D+52.0
Lafayette 4,838 69.9% 2,071 29.9% 9 6,918 D+40.0
Price 4,906 72.6% 1,817 26.9% 31 6,754 D+45.7
Vilas 4,241 64.0% 2,344 35.4% 42 6,627 D+28.6
Taylor 4,906 74.1% 1,690 25.5% 26 6,622 D+48.6
Jackson 4,839 77.1% 1,428 22.7% 11 6,278 D+54.3
Bayfield 4,905 78.7% 1,307 21.0% 21 6,233 D+57.7
Buffalo 4,374 70.7% 1,813 29.3% 6,187 D+41.4
Ashland 4,834 78.5% 1,297 21.1% 28 6,159 D+57.4
Rusk 4,468 79.9% 1,092 19.5% 30 5,590 D+60.4
Crawford 3,938 71.2% 1,574 28.5% 16 5,528 D+42.8
Burnett 4,192 78.1% 1,144 21.3% 32 5,368 D+56.8
Adams 3,787 73.2% 1,375 26.6% 10 5,172 D+46.6
Washburn 3,722 73.5% 1,310 25.9% 34 5,066 D+47.6
Marquette 2,983 62.5% 1,784 37.4% 7 4,774 D+25.1
Sawyer 2,944 64.6% 1,598 35.1% 14 4,556 D+29.5
Forest 2,727 80.7% 640 18.9% 13 3,380 D+61.7
Iron 2,450 81.5% 543 18.1% 12 3,005 D+63.5
Pepin 2,122 76.6% 636 22.9% 14 2,772 D+53.6
Florence 1,141 72.9% 424 27.1% 1 1,566 D+45.8
Menominee 592 87.3% 74 10.9% 12 678 D+76.4

Counties as they stood in 1976; 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