1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

November 2, 1982

Nominee William Proxmire Scott McCallum Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 983,311 527,355 Percentage 63.65% 34.14%

County results Proxmire:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% McCallum:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election William Proxmire Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William Proxmire Democratic

The 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Scott McCallum in a landslide, taking 63.65% of the vote to McCallum's 34.14%.

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1982.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Marcel Dandeneau, former State Representative from Caledonia
• William Proxmire, incumbent Senator since 1957

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Proxmire (incumbent)	467,214	86.12
	Democratic	Marcel Dandeneau	75,258	13.87
Total votes			542,527	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Paul T. Brewer
• Scott McCallum, State Representative from Lodi

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott McCallum	182,043	67.71
	Republican	Paul T. Brewer	86,728	32.26
Total votes			268,771	100.00

General election

Candidates

• William O. Hart (Independent)
• George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian)
• Sanford G. Knapp (Independent)
• Scott McCallum, State Representative from Lodi (Republican)
• William Proxmire, incumbent Senator since 1957 (Democratic)

Results

1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Proxmire (incumbent)	983,311	63.65%
	Republican	Scott McCallum	527,355	34.14%
	Independent	William O. Hart	21,807	1.41%
	Libertarian	George Liljenfeldt	7,947	0.51%
	Independent	Sanford G. Knapp	4,463	0.29%
Majority			455,956
Turnout			1,544,981
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 1982 United States Senate elections

References

1. "The State of Wisconsin Blue Book". 1983. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
2. Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved November 14, 2018.