1996Final results
1996 election for Wisconsin Senate District 2
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Robert L. Cowles III (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia J. Buss (D) by 25.8 points.
Robert L. Cowles IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%40,467
Patricia J. BussDemocrat
37.1%23,849
64,316 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET