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1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1980 November 3, 1986 1992 →
 
Nominee Bob Kasten Ed Garvey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 754,573 702,963
Percentage 50.92% 47.44%

County results
Kasten:      50–60%      60–70%
Garvey:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Bob Kasten
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Kasten
Republican

The 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Kasten won re-election to a second term. This would be the last time a Republican would win a Senate race in Wisconsin until Ron Johnson in 2010.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Garvey 126,408 47.59%
Democratic Matthew J. Flynn 101,777 38.31%
Democratic Gary George 29,485 11.10%
Democratic Roman R. Blenski 7,890 2.97%
Democratic Write-ins 79 0.03%
Total votes 265,560 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Kasten (incumbent) 754,573 50.92%
Democratic Ed Garvey 702,963 47.44%
Independent Peter Y. Taylor 19,266 1.30%
Socialist Workers Margo Storsteen 2,926 0.20%
Third Party Eugene Hem 2,234 0.15%
Total votes 1,481,962 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WI US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 2, 2020.