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The 1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was re-elected to a third term in office over Republican John E. Erickson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | William Proxmire (incumbent) | 948,445 | 70.83% |  17.54 | |
| Republican | John E. Erickson | 381,297 | 28.48% |  18.13 | |
| American Independent | Edmond E. Hou-Seye | 6,137 | 0.46% | N/A | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Boardman | 2,022 | 0.15% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Martha M. Quinn | 580 | 0.04% | 0.01 | |
| Socialist Labor | Adolf Wiggert | 428 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| None | Scattering | 58 | 0.00% | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 1,338,967 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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