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Election 1988 Results

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1988 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Herbert H. Kohl (Democrat) beat Susan Engeleiter (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1988, 52.1% to 47.5%, a margin of 4.5 points and 98,185 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when William Proxmire won.

Republicans led in 40 of the 72 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 32. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 438,396 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.2 points. The closest was Florence, 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
Herbert H. Kohl won Democratic 1,128,625 52.1%
Susan Engeleiter Republican 1,030,440 47.5%
All other candidates 9,125 0.4%
Total2,168,190

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 279,893 63.8% 156,384 35.7% 2,119 438,396 D+28.2
Dane 100,517 58.0% 71,351 41.2% 1,307 173,175 D+16.8
Waukesha 64,558 43.5% 83,366 56.2% 467 148,391 R+12.7
Brown 39,344 45.3% 47,194 54.4% 295 86,833 R+9.0
Racine 39,769 52.8% 35,127 46.6% 412 75,308 D+6.2
Winnebago 26,673 42.8% 35,345 56.7% 336 62,354 R+13.9
Outagamie 25,210 41.3% 35,564 58.3% 270 61,044 R+17.0
Rock 28,895 50.7% 27,796 48.7% 330 57,021 D+1.9
Marathon 23,181 46.9% 26,020 52.6% 238 49,439 R+5.7
Sheboygan 26,283 55.5% 20,948 44.2% 135 47,366 D+11.3
Kenosha 27,635 58.9% 18,995 40.5% 256 46,886 D+18.4
La Crosse 20,811 47.0% 23,264 52.6% 188 44,263 R+5.5
Washington 18,071 44.3% 22,605 55.4% 129 40,805 R+11.1
Eau Claire 20,710 52.8% 18,332 46.8% 150 39,192 D+6.1
Fond Du Lac 17,145 44.5% 21,223 55.1% 148 38,516 R+10.6
Ozaukee 14,978 41.5% 21,038 58.3% 97 36,113 R+16.8
Manitowoc 18,545 52.9% 16,340 46.6% 157 35,042 D+6.3
Wood 15,735 49.1% 16,158 50.4% 137 32,030 R+1.3
Walworth 12,813 41.3% 18,081 58.3% 119 31,013 R+17.0
Dodge 14,234 47.2% 15,824 52.5% 104 30,162 R+5.3
Portage 15,699 56.4% 12,036 43.3% 85 27,820 D+13.2
Jefferson 12,632 47.5% 13,852 52.1% 91 26,575 R+4.6
Chippewa 11,389 52.9% 10,060 46.8% 66 21,515 D+6.2
St. Croix 10,313 48.2% 10,892 50.9% 186 21,391 R+2.7
Douglas 14,235 72.8% 5,098 26.1% 208 19,541 D+46.8
Columbia 9,732 50.5% 9,514 49.4% 27 19,273 D+1.1
Grant 8,168 43.2% 10,672 56.5% 46 18,886 R+13.3
Waupaca 6,829 36.2% 12,007 63.7% 27 18,863 R+27.5
Sauk 9,341 49.6% 9,441 50.1% 62 18,844 R+0.5
Marinette 7,783 44.4% 9,721 55.4% 41 17,545 R+11.0
Barron 8,103 47.4% 8,966 52.5% 16 17,085 R+5.1
Dunn 8,098 50.9% 7,724 48.5% 98 15,920 D+2.3
Oneida 8,333 53.1% 7,349 46.8% 20 15,702 D+6.3
Polk 8,508 54.6% 7,038 45.2% 28 15,574 D+9.4
Shawano 6,640 44.2% 8,298 55.3% 69 15,007 R+11.0
Calumet 6,177 42.6% 8,261 57.0% 48 14,486 R+14.4
Pierce 6,883 49.1% 7,055 50.4% 73 14,011 R+1.2
Monroe 5,511 40.7% 8,017 59.2% 16 13,544 R+18.5
Oconto 5,868 43.4% 7,636 56.5% 10 13,514 R+13.1
Clark 6,275 48.3% 6,696 51.5% 24 12,995 R+3.2
Door 5,076 40.3% 7,490 59.5% 32 12,598 R+19.2
Green 5,426 44.6% 6,713 55.1% 37 12,176 R+10.6
Lincoln 5,641 49.7% 5,671 49.9% 44 11,356 R+0.3
Vernon 4,953 44.7% 6,114 55.2% 18 11,085 R+10.5
Trempealeau 5,679 51.6% 5,332 48.4% 3 11,014 D+3.2
Vilas 4,576 47.0% 5,138 52.8% 26 9,740 R+5.8
Kewaunee 4,227 46.5% 4,853 53.4% 8 9,088 R+6.9
Langlade 4,501 49.6% 4,548 50.1% 21 9,070 R+0.5
Juneau 3,920 44.9% 4,784 54.8% 24 8,728 R+9.9
Waushara 3,577 42.0% 4,929 57.9% 5 8,511 R+15.9
Green Lake 3,107 37.6% 5,156 62.3% 10 8,273 R+24.8
Iowa 4,288 52.7% 3,845 47.3% 4 8,137 D+5.4
Taylor 3,654 45.7% 4,333 54.2% 14 8,001 R+8.5
Richland 3,598 46.7% 4,084 53.0% 23 7,705 R+6.3
Ashland 4,679 62.7% 2,778 37.2% 8 7,465 D+25.5
Jackson 3,757 50.6% 3,663 49.3% 9 7,429 D+1.3
Price 4,011 54.7% 3,304 45.1% 14 7,329 D+9.6
Bayfield 4,464 61.1% 2,822 38.6% 23 7,309 D+22.5
Lafayette 3,485 49.6% 3,537 50.3% 9 7,031 R+0.7
Rusk 3,642 52.5% 3,273 47.2% 20 6,935 D+5.3
Adams 3,571 53.3% 3,116 46.5% 18 6,705 D+6.8
Crawford 3,246 50.1% 3,212 49.6% 20 6,478 D+0.5
Sawyer 3,255 50.4% 3,182 49.3% 16 6,453 D+1.1
Washburn 3,348 52.5% 3,008 47.1% 26 6,382 D+5.3
Burnett 3,808 60.5% 2,470 39.2% 18 6,296 D+21.3
Buffalo 3,040 49.4% 3,105 50.5% 4 6,149 R+1.1
Marquette 2,591 47.3% 2,879 52.5% 11 5,481 R+5.3
Forest 2,369 61.1% 1,505 38.8% 6 3,880 D+22.3
Iron 2,019 57.4% 1,500 42.6% 1 3,520 D+14.7
Pepin 1,713 54.6% 1,408 44.9% 15 3,136 D+9.7
Florence 1,045 50.3% 1,028 49.5% 3 2,076 D+0.8
Menominee 842 69.4% 372 30.6% 1,214 D+38.7

Counties as they stood in 1988; 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