1980 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1980 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1974 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1974 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1986 November 4, 1980 150x150px SenatorKasten.jpg Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) 1,106,311 50.19% GaylordNelson.jpg Gaylord Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 1,065,487 48.34% 1980 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 260px County resultsKasten: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Nelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson Democratic Party (United States) Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term but was defeated by Bob Kasten, a Republican.https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980 clerk.house.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20220320200405/https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf March 20, 2022 Republican primary Candidates Doug Cofrin, publisher of Milwaukee Magazine Bob Kasten, former U.S. Representative Terry Kohler, businessman Russell Olson, Lieutenant Governor Results thumb|250px|Primary results by county: #ed8783 Kasten #fdeeee 20–30% #fbdedd 30–40% #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #c88fe4 Kohler #f8effe 20–30% #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #7bc7ae Cofrin #d8f3ea 30–40% #a8dccb 40–50% #7bc7ae 50–60% #8da9e2 Olson #b4c7ec 40–50% Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=260561 WI US Senate - R Primary January 2, 2020 Our Campaigns Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) 134,586 36.77% Terry Kohler Republican Party (United States) 106,270 29.03% Doug Cofrin Republican Party (United States) 84,355 23.05% Russell Olson Republican Party (United States) 40,823 11.15% 366,034 100.00% Results General election results Republican Party (United States) Bob Kasten 1,106,311 50.19% Democratic Party (United States) Gaylord Nelson (incumbent) 1,065,487 48.34% Constitution Party (United States) James P. Wickstrom 16,156 0.73% Libertarian Party (United States) Bervin J. Larson 9,679 0.44% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Susan Hagen 6,502 0.30% 2,204,135 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1980 United States Senate elections References Wisconsin 1980 Category:1980 Wisconsin elections