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1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
	County results; Proxmire: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; William Proxmire; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; William Proxmire; Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Stanley York in a landslide, taking 72.20% of the vote.

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Candidates edit

William O. Hart (Independent)
Michael A. MacLaurin (Independent)
Robert E. Nordlander (Socialist Labor)
William Proxmire, incumbent Senator since 1957 (Democratic)
Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers)
Stanley York, former State Representative from River Falls (Republican)

Results edit

1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Proxmire (incumbent)	1,396,970	72.20%
	Republican	Stanley York	521,902	26.97%
	Independent	William O. Hart	7,354	0.38%
	Socialist Workers	Robert Schwarz	4,876	0.25%
	Independent	Michael A. MacLaurin	2,148	0.11%
	Socialist Labor	Robert E. Nordlander	1,731	0.09%
Majority			875,068
Turnout			1,935,183
	Democratic hold		Swing

References edit

^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

[1] Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

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