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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.
General election
Candidates
- Elizabeth "Betty" Boardman (Independent)
- John E. Erickson, general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks and former head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team (Republican)
- Edmond G. Hou-Seye, businessman (American Independent)[1]
- William Proxmire, incumbent Senator (Democratic)
- Martha M. Quinn (Socialist Workers)
- Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | William Proxmire (incumbent) | 948,445 | 70.83% |  17.54
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| Republican | John E. Erickson | 381,297 | 28.48% |  18.13
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| 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
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| Socialist Labor | Adolf Wiggert | 428 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| None | Scattering | 58 | 0.00% | 0.01
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| Total votes | 1,338,967 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Wisconsin businessman, frequent candidate dead at 83". March 22, 2010.
- ^ 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.