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1982 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election

Wisconsin · 5 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election?

William Proxmire won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election. William Proxmire received 983,311 popular votes (63.65%). The main challenger was Scott McCallum (34.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Proxmire and McCallum

Proxmire +29.5 pts · won by 455,956 votes
William ProxmireDemocraticWINNER63.65%
983,311 votes
Scott McCallumRepublican34.14%
527,355 votes
William Osborne HartLabor And Farm1.41%
21,807 votes
George LiljenfeldtLibertarian0.51%
7,947 votes
Sanford G. KnappConstitution0.29%
4,463 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.