Elections / 1982 · Senate · WI
Wisconsin — 1982 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1982 · U.S. SenateWisconsin · U.S. SenateWilliam ProxmireD+29.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1982 Senate returns.
- William Proxmire✓(i)Democrat983,31163.6%
- Scott McCallumRepublican527,35534.1%
- William Osborne HartLabor And Farm21,8071.4%
- George LiljenfeldtLibertarian7,9470.5%
- Sanford G. KnappConstitution4,4630.3%
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+4.7Senate 1982D+29.5vs. baselineD+34.2
Wisconsin's 1982 Senate race ran 34.2 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
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, 1982WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.