1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1982 November 2, 1976 File:SenatorProxmire.jpg 150x150px William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 1,396,970 72.20% File:Stanley York.png Stanley York Republican Party (United States) 521,902 26.97% 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsProxmire: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Stanley York in a landslide, taking 72.20% of the vote. General election Candidates William O. Hart (Independent) Michael A. MacLaurin (Independent) Robert E. Nordlander (Socialist Labor) William Proxmire, incumbent senator since 1957 (Democratic) Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) Stanley York, former state representative from River Falls (Republican) Results 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsinhttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA402 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2019-05-05 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire (incumbent) 1,396,970 72.20% Republican Party (United States) Stanley York 521,902 26.97% Independent politician William O. Hart 7,354 0.38% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Robert Schwarz 4,876 0.25% Independent politician Michael A. MacLaurin 2,148 0.11% Socialist Labor Party of America Robert E. Nordlander 1,731 0.09% 875,068 1,935,183 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References 1976 Wisconsin United States Senate