Elections / 1976 · Senate · WI
Wisconsin — 1976 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1976 · U.S. SenateWisconsin · U.S. SenateWilliam ProxmireD+45.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976 Senate returns.
- William Proxmire✓Democrat1,396,97072.2%
- Stanley YorkRepublican521,90227.0%
- William O. HartDemocratic Socialist7,3540.4%
- Robert SchwarzSocialist Workers4,8760.3%
- Michael A. MaclaurinU.S. Labor2,1480.1%
- Robert E. NordlanderSocialist Labor1,7310.1%
- ScatterOther2020.0%
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+1.7Senate 1976D+45.6vs. baselineD+43.9
Wisconsin's 1976 Senate race ran 43.9 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Wisconsin's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +45.6% |
| 1980 | −1.9% |
| 1982 | +29.5% |
| 1986 | −3.5% |
| 1988 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | +24.5% |
| 2004 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | +37.8% |
| 2010 | −4.8% |
| 2012 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | −3.4% |
| 2018 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | −1.0% |
| 2024 | +0.8% |
Same ballot, 1976WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.