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1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Field	Value
election_name	1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
country	Wisconsin
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
previous_year	1982
next_election	1994 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
next_year	1994
election_date	November 8, 1988
image1	File:Sen Herb Kohl.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Herb Kohl
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	1,128,625
percentage1	52.08%
image2	File:Susan Engeleiter (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Susan Engeleiter
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	1,030,440
percentage2	47.55%
map_image	1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	County results
Kohl:
Engeleiter:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	William Proxmire
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Herb Kohl
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Kohl:
Engeleiter:
The 1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator William Proxmire decided to retire, instead of running for re-election to a sixth full term. Democrat Herb Kohl won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tony Earl, former Governor of Wisconsin
Ed Garvey, former executive director of the National Football League Players Association and nominee for Senate in 1986
Edmond C. Hou-Seye
Herb Kohl, businessman & former chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Doug La Follette, Secretary of State of Wisconsin

Results

Primary results by county:

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Republican primary

Candidates

Susan Engeleiter, State Senator from Brookfield
Steve King, chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
Peter Y. Taylor

Results

References

"WI US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns.
"WI US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns.
"Our Campaigns - WI US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".

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