1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Wisconsin election results
Every race on Wisconsin's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races127
Changed party6
Unopposed19%24 races
Incumbents defeated3
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Robert Kasten (R) | 3.5 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Tommy G. Thompson (R) | 6.6 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI-1 | Leslie Aspin (D) | 50.2 | |
| WI-2 | Robert Kastenmeier (D) | 11.3 | |
| WI-3 | Steven Gunderson (R) | 28.2 | |
| WI-4 | Gerald Kleczka (D) | Unopposed | |
| WI-5 | Jim Moody (D) | Unopposed | |
| WI-6 | Thomas E. Petri (R) | 93.3 | |
| WI-7 | David Obey (D) | 25.2 | |
| WI-8 | Toby Roth (R) | 34.7 | |
| WI-9 | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) | 56.4 |
Wisconsin State Senate
D 10 · R 7 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Alan J. Lasee (R) | 28.0 | |
| SD-3 | John O. Norquist (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Mordecai Lee (D) | 33.5 | |
| SD-7 | John R. Plewa (D) | 58.9 | |
| SD-9 | William P. Tewinkle (D) | 25.8 | |
| SD-11 | J. M. Davis (R) | 42.3 | |
| SD-13 | Barbara Lorman (R) | 5.6 | |
| SD-15 | Timothy F. Cullen (D) | 26.9 | |
| SD-17 | Richard Kreul (R) | 33.2 | |
| SD-19 | Michael G. Ellis (R) | 52.8 | |
| SD-21 | Joseph Strohl (D) | 12.5 | |
| SD-23 | Marvin J. Roshell (D) | 46.1 | |
| SD-25 | Robert Jauch (D) | 12.6 | Flipped |
| SD-27 | Russell Feingold (D) | 25.1 | |
| SD-29 | Walter J. Chilsen (R) | 21.7 | |
| SD-31 | Rodney C. Moen (D) | 5.2 | |
| SD-33 | Susan S. Engeleiter (R) | 59.2 |
Wisconsin State Assembly
D 54 · R 45 · 4 changed party
Wisconsin
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab