William Osborne Hart

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Labor And Farm
On the ballot
1976–1982
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hart29,161
Opponents3.5M
2
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1982, William Osborne Hart ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Hart's biggest single-election total was 21,807 votes, in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin.

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How many votes has William Osborne Hart received?

William Osborne Hart has received 29,161 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

William Osborne Hart’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1982U.S. SenateWisconsinLost21,8071.41%William Proxmire (head-to-head)
Scott McCallum

George Liljenfeldt

Sanford G. Knapp
1976U.S. SenateWisconsinLost7,3540.38%William Proxmire (head-to-head)
Stanley York

Robert Schwarz

Michael A. MacLaurin

Robert E. Nordlander
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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.