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Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1982 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1982 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1982 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1989 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH June 15, 2011 06:51pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1976
NameWilliam "Bill" Proxmire Votes1,396,970 (72.20%)
Term01/03/1977 - 01/03/1983 Margin875,068 (+45.22%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1988
NameHerb Kohl Votes1,128,625 (52.08%)
Term01/03/1989 - 01/03/1995 Margin98,185 (+4.53%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 14, 1982 WI US Senate - R Primary
Scott McCallum
R 268,862
Sep 14, 1982 WI US Senate - D Primary
William "Bill" Proxmire
D 542,527

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Name (I) Sen. William "Bill" Proxmire St. Sen. Scott McCallum William Osborne Hart George Liljenfeldt Sanford G. Knapp  
PartyDemocratic Republican Labor and Farm Libertarian Constitution  
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Uncertified Votes 983,311 (63.65%) 527,355 (34.14%) 21,807 (1.41%) 7,947 (0.51%) 4,463 (0.29%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -455,956 (-29.51%) -961,504 (-62.24%) -975,364 (-63.14%) -978,848 (-63.36%)  
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