1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin Presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1988 November 2, 1982 File:SenatorProxmire.jpg 150x150px William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 983,311 63.65% File:Governor Scott McCallum 2001 (cropped).jpg Scott McCallum Republican Party (United States) 527,355 34.14% 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsProxmire: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%McCallum: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee, future Lieutenant Governor and Governor Scott McCallum in a landslide, taking 63.65% of the vote to McCallum's 34.14%. Primary elections were held on September 14, 1982.https://books.google.com/books?id=ahFWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA881 The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1983 2018-11-14 Democratic primary Candidates Marcel Dandeneau, former State Representative from Caledonia William Proxmire, incumbent Senator since 1957 Results Democratic primary results William Proxmire (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 467,214 86.12 Marcel Dandeneau Democratic Party (United States) 75,258 13.87 542,527 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Paul T. Brewer Scott McCallum, State Representative from Lodi Results Republican primary results Scott McCallum Republican Party (United States) 182,043 67.71 Paul T. Brewer Republican Party (United States) 86,728 32.26 268,771 100.00 General election Candidates 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 1982 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 2018-11-14 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire (incumbent) 983,311 63.65% Republican Party (United States) Scott McCallum 527,355 34.14% Independent politician William O. Hart 21,807 1.41% Libertarian Party (United States) George Liljenfeldt 7,947 0.51% Independent politician Sanford G. Knapp 4,463 0.29% 455,956 1,544,981 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections References 1982 Wisconsin United States Senate