1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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.

1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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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

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.