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  WI US Senate - Special R Primary
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Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1957 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 30, 1957 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 30, 1957 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start August 29, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH December 19, 2010 03:38am
Data SourcesAmerica Votes 2:457
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameJoseph R. McCarthy Votes870,444 (54.23%)
Term01/03/1953 - 05/02/1957 Margin139,042 (+8.66%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won08/28/1957
NameWilliam "Bill" Proxmire Votes435,985 (56.44%)
Term08/28/1957 - 01/03/1959 Margin123,054 (+15.93%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceWI US Senate 08/28/1957

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Name Gov. Walter J. Kohler Rep. Glenn R. Davis Rep. Alvin E. O'Konski Lt. Gov. Warren P. Knowles Henry P. Hughes St. Sen. Gerald D. Lorge Rep. John C. Schafer
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Certified Votes 109,256 (34.43%) 100,532 (31.68%) 66,784 (21.05%) 23,996 (7.56%) 7,488 (2.36%) 7,326 (2.31%) 1,906 (0.60%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,724 (-2.75%) -42,472 (-13.38%) -85,260 (-26.87%) -101,768 (-32.07%) -101,930 (-32.12%) -107,350 (-33.83%)
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PartyRepublican  
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Certified Votes 46 (0.01%)  
Margin-109,210 (-34.41%)  
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