William Proxmire
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 11, 1915
- Died
- December 15, 2005
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1952–1982
6-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Proxmire7.3M
Opponents5.5M
9
Elections run
Between 1952 and 1982, William Proxmire ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 3. Proxmire's biggest single-election total was 1,396,970 votes, in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin. Proxmire's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin, decided by 111,897 votes.
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How many votes has William Proxmire received?
William Proxmire has received 7,251,176 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 983,31163.65% | Scott McCallum William Osborne Hart (head-to-head) George Liljenfeldt Sanford G. Knapp |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 1,396,97072.19% | Stanley York William Osborne Hart (head-to-head) Robert Schwarz Michael A. MacLaurin Robert E. Nordlander |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 948,44570.84% | John E. Erickson Edmond E. Hou-Seye Elizabeth Boardman Martha M. Quinn Adolf Wiggert |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 892,01353.31% | Wilbur N. Renk Kenneth F. Klinkerk |
| 1958 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 682,44057.13% | Roland J. Steinle James E. Boulton Georgia Cozzini |
| 1957 | U.S. SenateWisconsin · Special | Won | 435,98556.43% | Walter J. Kohler Jr. |
| 1956 | GovernorWisconsin | Lost | 749,42148.11% | Vernon W. Thomson |
| 1954 | GovernorWisconsin | Lost | 560,74748.4% | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | GovernorWisconsin | Lost | 601,84437.26% | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000553) and Wikidata (Q1894476). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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