1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1986 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1998 November 3, 1992 150x150px Russ Feingold official photo.jpg Russ Feingold Democratic Party (United States) 1,290,662 52.58% BobKasten (1).jpg Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) 1,129,599 46.02% 260px County results 260px Precinct results 1 Feingold: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Kasten: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #D2B1D9 U.S. Senator Bob Kasten Republican Party (United States) Russ Feingold Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Kasten ran for re-election to a third term but was defeated by Democrat Russ Feingold. Republican primary Candidates Roger W. Faulkner Bob Kasten, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=245096 WI US Senate - R Primary January 2, 2020 Our Campaigns Bob Kasten (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 197,488 80.49% Roger W. Faulkner Republican Party (United States) 47,804 19.48% Write ins Republican Party (United States) 79 0.03% 245,371 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Joseph Checota, businessman Russ Feingold, State Senator Edmond C. Hou-Seye, perennial candidate Thomas Keller Jim Moody, U.S. Representative Campaign Feingold, who had little name recognition in the state and was campaigning in a primary against a pair of millionaire opponents, U.S. Congressman Jim Moody and Milwaukee businessman Joe Checota, adopted several proposals to gain the electorate's attention. The most memorable of these was a series of five promises written on Feingold's garage door in the form of a contract. Promises Made, Promises Kept http://www.russfeingold.org/promiseskept.php June 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061229095747/http://www.russfeingold.org/promiseskept.php December 29, 2006 dead Also noted was Feingold's advertising campaign, which was widely compared to that used by progressive candidate Paul Wellstone in his victorious Senate campaign in Minnesota. Shot in the form of home movies, the ads attempted to portray Feingold, who always referred to himself as "the underdog running for U.S. senate," as a down-to-earth, Capra-esque figure, taking the audience on a guided tour of the candidate's home and introducing them to his children, all of whom were enrolled in public school. Russ Feingold for United States Senate Multimedia http://www.russfeingold.org/multimedia.php#vintage June 5, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061229095811/http://www.russfeingold.org/multimedia.php December 29, 2006 dead The ads also contained a significant amount of humor. One featured Feingold meeting with an Elvis Presley impersonator, who offered Feingold his endorsement. Wisconsin Senate: The Candidates The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/wisen/candidates.htm June 5, 2007 September 9, 1998 (Bob Kasten responded to the Elvis endorsement with an advertisement featuring an Elvis impersonator attacking Feingold's record.Marcus Greil The Elvis Test San Francisco Examiner Eye Candy Promotions January 17, 1993 http://eyecandypromo.com/GM/Elvistest.html June 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070405205820/http://eyecandypromo.com/GM/Elvistest.html April 5, 2007 dead ) Another showed Feingold standing next to a pair of half-sized cardboard cut-outs of his opponents, refusing to "stoop to their level" as the two were shown literally slinging mud at one another. During the primary campaign, Feingold unveiled an 82-point plan that aimed to eliminate the deficit by the end of his first term.Odegard Sue Feingold tackles health care, capital punishment, COPS grants at River Falls Listening Session River Falls Journal 1999 http://rivertowns.net/news1999/rfjrival/week46/frontpage/np/LOCAB06.HTM June 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20010530133115/http://www.rivertowns.net/news1999/rfjrival/week46/frontpage/np/LOCAB06.HTM May 30, 2001 dead The plan, which called for, among other things, a raise in taxes and cuts in the defense budget, was derided as "extremist" by Republicans and "too liberal" by his Democratic opponents. Feingold also announced his support for strict campaign finance reform and a national health care system and voiced his opposition to term limits and new tax cuts. Sykes Charles J. The next Bill Proxmire? — US Senate race between Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Robert W. Kasten in Wisconsin National Review November 2, 1992 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n21_v44/ai_12936559 https://web.archive.org/web/20060212211439/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n21_v44/ai_12936559 usurped 21 44 February 12, 2006 June 6, 2007 Feingold won by positioning himself as a quirky underdog who offered voters an alternative to what was seen by many as negative campaigning of opponents Jim Moody and Joe Checota.Wagner Jeff A Republican Senator from Wisconsin in 2004? WTMJ-AM September 17, 2004 http://www.620wtmj.com/_content/talk/jeffwagner/index.asp?id=14&entry=4202 June 6, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060103021529/http://www.620wtmj.com/_content/talk/jeffwagner/index.asp?id=14&entry=4202 January 3, 2006 On primary day, Feingold, whose support had shown in the single digits throughout much of the campaign, surged to victory with 70 percent of the vote. Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=210028 WI US Senate - D Primary January 2, 2020 Our Campaigns Russ Feingold Democratic Party (United States) 367,746 69.67% Jim Moody Democratic Party (United States) 74,472 14.11% Joe Checota Democratic Party (United States) 71,570 13.56% Thomas Keller Democratic Party (United States) 8,678 1.64% Edmond C. Hou-Seye Democratic Party (United States) 5,019 0.95% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 359 0.07% 527,844 100.00% General election Results While Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Ross Perot split the Wisconsin presidential vote 41% to 37% to 21%, Feingold beat Kasten by a margin of 53% to 46%. General election results Democratic Party (United States) Russ Feingold 1,290,662 52.58% Republican Party (United States) Bob Kasten (incumbent) 1,129,599 46.02% Independent (United States) Patrick Johnson 16,513 0.67% Libertarian Party (United States) William Bittner 9,147 0.37% Independent (United States) Mervin A. Hanson, Sr. 3,264 0.13% Grassroots Robert L. Kundert 2,747 0.11% Independent Populist Joseph Selliken 2,733 0.11% 2,454,665 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1992 United States Senate elections References Category:1992 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin 1992 Category:Russ Feingold