1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin

1970 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

1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Election

The 1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was easily re-elected to a third term in office over Republican John E. Erickson, taking more than 70% of the vote, and defeating Erickson by more than 42 percentage points.

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Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (May 1, 1971). "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 1970" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 39. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Proxmire (incumbent)	948,445	70.83%	17.54
	Republican	John E. Erickson	381,297	28.48%	18.13
	American Independent	Edmond E. Hou-Seye	6,137	0.46%	N/A
	Independent	Elizabeth Boardman	2,022	0.15%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Martha M. Quinn	580	0.04%	0.01
	Socialist Labor	Adolf Wiggert	428	0.03%	N/A
	None	Scattering	58	0.00%	0.01
Total votes			1,338,967	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin

1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

General election

Candidates

Results

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