1992Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1992 election for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin

Name: 1992 election for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin
Start: 1992-11-03
Location: Wisconsin

U.S. Senate · Wisconsin

Russell Feingold (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Kasten (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Russell FeingoldDemocrat · winner

52.6%1,290,662

46.0%1,129,599

0.7%16,513

0.4%9,147

0.1%3,264

0.1%2,747

0.1%2,733

2,454,665 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Russell FeingoldRobert Kasten

$2M

Raised by the campaign

$5.1M

$2M

Spent by the campaign

$5.4M

$39.5K

Cash on hand

$7.1K

Other candidates' campaigns: Joseph Selliken $12.2K · Mervin A. Hanson Sr. $5.9K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992

Also on the ballot: Patrick W. Johnson (Independent), 0.7%; William Bittner (Libertarian), 0.4%; Mervin A. Hanson Sr. (Independent), 0.1%; Robert L. Kundert (Independent), 0.1%; Joseph Selliken (Independent), 0.1%