1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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  1980 November 3, 1986 1992  
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Nominee Bob Kasten Ed Garvey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote754,573702,963
Percentage50.92%47.44%

1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg
County results
Kasten:      50–60%     60–70%
Garvey:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Bob Kasten
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Kasten
Republican

The 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Kasten won re-election to a second term. This would be the last time a Republican would win a Senate race in Wisconsin until Ron Johnson in 2010.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Garvey 126,408 47.59%
Democratic Matthew J. Flynn 101,77738.31%
Democratic Gary George 29,48511.10%
Democratic Roman R. Blenski 7,8902.97%
Democratic Write-ins790.03%
Total votes265,560 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Kasten (incumbent) 754,573 50.92%
Democratic Ed Garvey 702,96347.44%
Independent Peter Y. Taylor19,2661.30%
Socialist Workers Margo Storsteen2,9260.20%
Third PartyEugene Hem2,2340.15%
Total votes1,481,962 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. "WI US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 2, 2020.