1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1958 1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1970 November 3, 1964 File:William Proxmire (cropped).jpg 150x150px William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 892,013 53.30% 3x4.svg Wilbur N. Renk Republican Party (United States) 780,116 46.61% 1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsProxmire: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Renk: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was re-elected to a second full term in office over Republican Wilbur Renk. Democratic primary Candidates Kenneth F. Klinkert William Proxmire, incumbent senator since 1957 Arlyn F. Wollenburg Results 1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryH. Rupert Theobald The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1966 https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1966.p0748&id=WI.WIBlueBk1966&isize=M 733 1966 17 June 2021 PDF Democratic Party (US) William Proxmire (incumbent) 295,676 88.78% Democratic Party (US) Kenneth F. Klinkert 20,022 6.01% Democratic Party (US) Arlyn F. Wollenburg 17,333 5.21% 333,031 100.00% After losing the primary, Klinkert entered the general election as a candidate running on a "Faith and Belief in Man" ticket. Republican primary Candidates Wilbur N. Renk, candidate for governor in 1962 Results 1964 Republican U.S. Senate primary Republican Party (US) Wilbur N. Renk 300,258 100.00% 300,258 100.00% General election Candidates Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) Kenneth F. Klinkert (Faith and Belief in Man) William Proxmire, incumbent Senator (Democratic) Wilbur N. Renk, candidate for governor in 1962 (Republican) Results 1964 United States Senate election in WisconsinClerk of the United States House of Representatives STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 1964 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1964election/ United States House of Representatives 39 1965-05-01 17 June 2021 PDF Democratic Party (US) William Proxmire (incumbent) 892,013 53.30% 3.83 Republican Party (US) Wilbur N. Renk 780,116 46.61% 3.88 Independent (politician) Kenneth F. Klinkert 1,062 0.06% N/A Socialist Workers Party (US) Wayne Leverenz 479 0.03% 0.07 1,673,670 100.00% Democratic Party (US) See also 1964 United States Senate elections References 1964 Wisconsin United States Senate