United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 1974
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The 1974 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson won re-election to a third term.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Gaylord Nelson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1963
Republican
- Tom Petri, State Senator since 1973
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gaylord Nelson | 740,700 | 61.8 | ||
Republican | Tom Petri | 429,327 | 35.8 | ||
American | Gerald L. McFarren | 24,003 | 2.0 | ||
Lowering the Property Tax | Roman Blenski | 5,396 | 0.6 |