1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1980 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1980 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1992 November 3, 1986 150x150px File:BobKasten (1).jpg Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) 754,573 50.92% File:Ed Garvey, NFL National Football League, Halloran House, NYC (cropped).jpg Ed Garvey Democratic Party (United States) 702,963 47.44% U.S. Senator Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 260px County resultsKasten: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Garvey: #7996e2 50–60% The 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Kasten won re-election to a second term. This would be the last time a Republican would win a Senate race in Wisconsin until Ron Johnson in 2010, and the last time that anyone other than Russ Feingold was the Democratic nominee for this seat until 2022. Democratic primary Candidates Roman R. Blenski, perennial candidate and former State Senator from Milwaukee Matthew J. Flynn, former chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Ed Garvey, former Deputy Wisconsin Attorney General and executive director of the NFLPA Gary George, State Senator from Milwaukee Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=252468 WI US Senate - D Primary January 2, 2020 Our Campaigns Ed Garvey Democratic Party (United States) 126,408 47.59% Matthew J. Flynn Democratic Party (United States) 101,777 38.31% Gary George Democratic Party (United States) 29,485 11.10% Roman R. Blenski Democratic Party (United States) 7,890 2.97% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 79 0.03% 265,560 100.00% General election Results General election results Republican Party (United States) Bob Kasten (incumbent) 754,573 50.92% Democratic Party (United States) Ed Garvey 702,963 47.44% Independent (politician) Peter Y. Taylor 19,266 1.30% Socialist Workers Party (US) Margo Storsteen 2,926 0.20% Third Party Eugene Hem 2,234 0.15% 1,481,962 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1986 United States Senate elections References Wisconsin 1986 Category:1986 Wisconsin elections