1988 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election

Wisconsin · 5 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1988 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election?

Herbert H. Kohl won the 1988 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election. Herbert H. Kohl received 1,128,625 popular votes (52.05%). The main challenger was Susan Engeleiter (47.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Kohl and Engeleiter

Kohl +4.5 pts · won by 98,185 votes

Herbert H. Kohl DemocraticWINNER52.05%

1,128,625 votes

Susan Engeleiter Republican47.53%

1,030,440 votes

George W. ZaehringerIndependent0.18%

3,965 votes

Patricia GroganIndependent0.14%

3,029 votes

Arlyn F. WollenburgIndependent0.06%

1,198 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.