1988Final resultsSpecial election
1988 special election for Wisconsin Senate District 3
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Brian B. Burke (D) won with 88.9% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Hart (Ind) by 78.5 points.
Brian B. BurkeDemocrat · winner
88.9%35,830
Kathleen HartIndependent
10.5%4,212
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%240
40,282 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