1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Scott McCallum with 63.65% of the vote.

1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

November 2, 1982
 
Nominee William Proxmire Scott McCallum
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 983,311 527,355
Percentage 63.65% 34.14%

County results
Proxmire:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
McCallum:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election

William Proxmire
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

William Proxmire
Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1982.[1]

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Proxmire 467,214 86.12
Democratic Marcel Dandeneau 75,258 13.87
Total votes 542,527 100.00

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott McCallum 182,043 67.71
Republican Paul T. Brewer 86,728 32.26
Total votes 268,771 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • William Proxmire, Democratic
  • Scott McCallum, Republican

Other candidates

  • William O. Hart, Independent
  • George Liljenfeldt, Libertarian
  • Sanford G. Knapp, Independent

Results

1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Proxmire 983,311 63.65%
Republican Scott McCallum 527,355 34.14%
Independent William O. Hart 21,807 1.41%
Libertarian George Liljenfeldt 7,947 0.51%
Independent Sanford G. Knapp 4,463 0.29%
Majority 455,956
Turnout 1,544,981
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. "The State of Wisconsin Blue Book". 1983. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  2. Cook, Rhodes (17 November 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
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