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  WI US Senate - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1988 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 13, 1988 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 13, 1988 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1995 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedRBH February 23, 2023 06:43pm
Data Sources1994 Almanac of American Politics
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1982
NameWilliam "Bill" Proxmire Votes983,311 (63.65%)
Term01/03/1983 - 01/03/1989 Margin455,956 (+29.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1988
NameHerb Kohl Votes1,128,625 (52.08%)
Term01/03/1989 - 01/03/1995 Margin98,185 (+4.53%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceWI US Senate 11/08/1988

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Name Herb Kohl Gov. Anthony S. "Tony" Earl Ed Garvey Secretary of State Douglas J. "Doug" La Follette Edmond G. Hou-Seye (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 249,226 (46.76%) 203,479 (38.18%) 55,225 (10.36%) 19,819 (3.72%) 5,040 (0.95%) 215 (0.04%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -45,747 (-8.58%) -194,001 (-36.40%) -229,407 (-43.04%) -244,186 (-45.81%) -249,011 (-46.72%)  
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