1988Final results
1988 election for Wisconsin Senate District 2
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Robert L. Cowles III (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Frederick C. Thurston (D) by 18.7 points.
Robert L. Cowles IIIRepublican · winner
59.3%37,028
Frederick C. ThurstonDemocrat
40.6%25,361
62,405 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET