Russell D. Feingold, U.S. Senator

Russell D. Feingold

U.S. Senator
Born
March 2, 1953
Current age
73
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1992–2016
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Feingold4.6M
Opponents4.8M
4
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2016, Russell D. Feingold ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 2. Feingold's biggest single-election total was 1,380,335 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin. Feingold's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin, decided by 37,787 votes.

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How many votes has Russell D. Feingold received?

Russell D. Feingold has received 4,582,014 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.

Election history

Russell D. Feingold’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. SenateWisconsinLost1,380,33546.81%Ron Johnson (head-to-head)
Philip N. Anderson
2010U.S. SenateWisconsinLost1,020,95847.02%Ron Johnson (head-to-head)
Rob Taylor

Ernest J. Pagels Jr.

Michael D. Laforest
1998U.S. SenateWisconsinWon890,05950.55%Mark W. Neumann
Robert R. Raymond

Tom Ender

Eugene A. Hem
1992U.S. SenateWisconsinWon1,290,66252.57%Robert W. Kasten Jr.
Patrick W. Johnson

William Bittner

Mervin A. Hanson Sr.

Robert L. Kundert

Joseph Selliken
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q356475). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Russell D. Feingold: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/russell-feingold. Accessed [date].

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.