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1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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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

The 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Scott McCallum in a landslide, taking 63.65% of the vote to McCallum's 34.14%.

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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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

Republican primary

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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

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Candidates

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  • William O. Hart (Independent)
  • George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian)
  • Sanford G. Knapp (Independent)
  • Scott McCallum, State Representative from Lodi (Republican)
  • William Proxmire, incumbent Senator since 1957 (Democratic)

Results

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1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Proxmire (incumbent) 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

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References

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