Herbert H. Kohl, U.S. Senator

Herbert H. Kohl

U.S. Senator
Born
February 7, 1935
Died
December 27, 2023
Age at death
88
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1988–2006
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kohl5.0M
Opponents3.4M
4
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2006, Herbert H. Kohl ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Kohl's biggest single-election total was 1,563,238 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin. Kohl's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin, decided by 98,185 votes.

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How many votes has Herbert H. Kohl received?

Herbert H. Kohl has received 5,043,739 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Herbert H. Kohl’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006U.S. SenateWisconsinWon1,439,21467.31%Robert Gerald Lorge
Rae Vogeler

Ben J. Glatzel
2000U.S. SenateWisconsinWon1,563,23861.54%John Gillespie
Tim Peterson

Eugene A. Hem

Robert R. Raymond
1994U.S. SenateWisconsinWon912,66258.29%Robert T. Welch
James Dean
1988U.S. SenateWisconsinWon1,128,62552.05%Susan Engeleiter
George W. Zaehringer

Patricia Grogan

Arlyn F. Wollenburg
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000305) and Wikidata (Q560447). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.