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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Wisconsin

William Proxmire (Democrat) beat Scott McCallum (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1982, 63.6% to 34.1%, a margin of 29.5 points and 455,956 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1976, when William Proxmire also won.

Democrats led in 68 of the 72 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 306,660 votes and went to the Democrat by 48.3 points. The closest was Vilas, where 65 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 983,311 63.6%
Scott McCallum Republican 527,355 34.1%
All other candidates 34,217 2.2%
Total1,544,883

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 224,856 73.3% 76,645 25.0% 5,159 306,660 D+48.3
Dane 75,280 62.6% 31,563 26.3% 13,327 120,170 D+36.4
Waukesha 50,361 56.1% 38,289 42.7% 1,068 89,718 D+13.5
Brown 34,406 59.8% 22,116 38.5% 990 57,512 D+21.4
Racine 35,775 66.0% 17,427 32.2% 982 54,184 D+33.9
Winnebago 25,692 56.1% 19,424 42.4% 671 45,787 D+13.7
Rock 28,147 67.6% 12,795 30.7% 694 41,636 D+36.9
Outagamie 22,293 56.0% 16,969 42.6% 555 39,817 D+13.4
Marathon 23,346 60.9% 14,333 37.4% 628 38,307 D+23.5
Sheboygan 24,233 65.5% 12,402 33.5% 376 37,011 D+32.0
Kenosha 25,822 74.0% 8,703 24.9% 385 34,910 D+49.0
Fond Du Lac 16,816 53.4% 14,232 45.2% 414 31,462 D+8.2
La Crosse 19,424 62.5% 11,171 36.0% 470 31,065 D+26.6
Manitowoc 17,665 63.2% 9,630 34.5% 635 27,930 D+28.8
Eau Claire 18,229 68.8% 7,679 29.0% 571 26,479 D+39.8
Washington 13,430 52.7% 11,755 46.1% 307 25,492 D+6.6
Wood 14,911 61.0% 9,149 37.4% 376 24,436 D+23.6
Ozaukee 12,266 54.3% 10,085 44.7% 228 22,579 D+9.7
Dodge 11,349 51.2% 10,556 47.6% 268 22,173 D+3.6
Walworth 11,569 54.9% 9,236 43.8% 264 21,069 D+11.1
Jefferson 11,154 58.0% 7,774 40.4% 316 19,244 D+17.6
Portage 12,497 68.1% 5,263 28.7% 580 18,340 D+39.4
Chippewa 10,757 72.1% 3,960 26.6% 194 14,911 D+45.6
Douglas 12,475 84.4% 2,091 14.2% 208 14,774 D+70.3
St. Croix 10,851 74.2% 3,646 24.9% 125 14,622 D+49.3
Columbia 8,525 60.3% 5,418 38.3% 196 14,139 D+22.0
Grant 8,496 62.1% 5,022 36.7% 153 13,671 D+25.4
Sauk 8,092 59.6% 5,254 38.7% 239 13,585 D+20.9
Marinette 7,962 58.9% 5,446 40.3% 103 13,511 D+18.6
Waupaca 5,836 46.5% 6,635 52.8% 93 12,564 R+6.4
Oneida 7,262 58.0% 5,104 40.8% 158 12,524 D+17.2
Barron 8,390 68.8% 3,707 30.4% 96 12,193 D+38.4
Shawano 5,755 51.9% 5,207 47.0% 119 11,081 D+4.9
Dunn 7,718 69.9% 3,049 27.6% 278 11,045 D+42.3
Oconto 5,824 53.9% 4,886 45.2% 89 10,799 D+8.7
Clark 5,992 56.2% 4,496 42.2% 166 10,654 D+14.0
Calumet 5,832 56.9% 4,208 41.1% 202 10,242 D+15.9
Polk 7,110 70.5% 2,811 27.9% 161 10,082 D+42.6
Monroe 5,169 52.2% 4,629 46.8% 96 9,894 D+5.5
Pierce 7,271 73.9% 2,388 24.3% 179 9,838 D+49.6
Door 5,143 53.6% 4,411 45.9% 50 9,604 D+7.6
Lincoln 5,449 57.2% 3,968 41.6% 115 9,532 D+15.5
Green 5,774 60.7% 3,607 37.9% 130 9,511 D+22.8
Vernon 4,731 50.2% 4,540 48.2% 145 9,416 D+2.0
Trempealeau 5,440 66.1% 2,745 33.3% 47 8,232 D+32.7
Kewaunee 4,204 57.3% 3,085 42.0% 50 7,339 D+15.2
Jackson 4,107 58.0% 2,878 40.6% 98 7,083 D+17.4
Vilas 3,470 49.7% 3,405 48.8% 104 6,979 D+0.9
Juneau 3,616 51.9% 3,260 46.8% 97 6,973 D+5.1
Burnett 5,348 77.3% 1,426 20.6% 143 6,917 D+56.7
Langlade 4,056 60.3% 2,621 39.0% 47 6,724 D+21.3
Lafayette 4,191 62.6% 2,459 36.7% 42 6,692 D+25.9
Taylor 4,193 65.1% 2,151 33.4% 96 6,440 D+31.7
Crawford 4,171 65.8% 2,115 33.4% 51 6,337 D+32.4
Ashland 4,646 73.5% 1,557 24.6% 116 6,319 D+48.9
Green Lake 2,601 42.4% 3,493 56.9% 46 6,140 R+14.5
Bayfield 4,560 75.7% 1,379 22.9% 85 6,024 D+52.8
Iowa 3,752 63.6% 2,066 35.0% 83 5,901 D+28.6
Richland 2,799 48.4% 2,916 50.4% 70 5,785 R+2.0
Waushara 2,769 48.0% 2,933 50.9% 64 5,766 R+2.8
Price 3,590 62.5% 2,097 36.5% 56 5,743 D+26.0
Rusk 3,503 65.0% 1,793 33.3% 90 5,386 D+31.7
Washburn 3,950 73.5% 1,374 25.6% 53 5,377 D+47.9
Buffalo 3,078 63.9% 1,709 35.5% 30 4,817 D+28.4
Adams 2,945 61.9% 1,742 36.6% 68 4,755 D+25.3
Sawyer 2,943 63.7% 1,623 35.2% 51 4,617 D+28.6
Marquette 2,157 55.2% 1,685 43.1% 66 3,908 D+12.1
Forest 2,269 64.7% 1,201 34.3% 35 3,505 D+30.5
Iron 2,245 72.4% 824 26.6% 31 3,100 D+45.8
Pepin 1,549 73.2% 541 25.6% 26 2,116 D+47.6
Florence 859 63.0% 494 36.2% 11 1,364 D+26.8
Menominee 365 77.8% 104 22.2% 469 D+55.7

Counties as they stood in 1982; 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