The 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Kasten ran for re-election to a third term but was defeated by DemocratRuss Feingold.
Feingold, who had little name recognition in the state and was campaigning in a primary against a pair of millionaire opponents, U.S. Congressman Jim Moody and Milwaukee businessman Joe Checota, adopted several proposals to gain the electorate's attention. The most memorable of these was a series of five promises written on Feingold's garage door in the form of a contract.[2] Also noted was Feingold's advertising campaign, which was widely compared to that used by progressive candidate Paul Wellstone in his victorious Senate campaign in Minnesota. Shot in the form of home movies, the ads attempted to portray Feingold, who always referred to himself as "the underdog running for U.S. senate," as a down-to-earth, Capra-esque figure, taking the audience on a guided tour of the candidate's home and introducing them to his children, all of whom were enrolled in public school.[3]
The ads also contained a significant amount of humor. One featured Feingold meeting with an Elvis Presley impersonator, who offered Feingold his endorsement.[4] (Bob Kasten responded to the Elvis endorsement with an advertisement featuring an Elvis impersonator attacking Feingold's record.[5]) Another showed Feingold standing next to a pair of half-sized cardboard cut-outs of his opponents, refusing to "stoop to their level" as the two were shown literally slinging mud at one another.[3]
During the primary campaign, Feingold unveiled an 82-point plan that aimed to eliminate the deficit by the end of his first term.[6] The plan, which called for, among other things, a raise in taxes and cuts in the defense budget, was derided as "extremist" by Republicans and "too liberal" by his Democratic opponents. Feingold also announced his support for strict campaign finance reform and a national health care system and voiced his opposition to term limits and new tax cuts.[7]
Feingold won by positioning himself as a quirky underdog who offered voters an alternative to what was seen by many as negative campaigning of opponents Jim Moody and Joe Checota.[8] On primary day, Feingold, whose support had shown in the single digits throughout much of the campaign, surged to victory with 70 percent of the vote.[7]
While Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Ross Perot split the Wisconsin presidential vote 41%-37%-21%, Feingold beat Kasten by a margin of 53 percent to 46 percent.[8]
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^"Wisconsin Senate: The Candidates". The Washington Post. September 9, 1998. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
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^ abSykes, Charles J. (November 2, 1992). "The next Bill Proxmire? — US Senate race between Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Robert W. Kasten in Wisconsin". National Review. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3 1992 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Bob Kasten ran for re election to a third term but was defeated by Democrat Russ Feingold 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1986 November 3 1992 1998 Nominee Russ Feingold Bob Kasten Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 290 662 1 129 599 Percentage 52 58 46 02 County resultsPrecinct resultsFeingold 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Kasten 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Tie U S senator before election Bob Kasten Republican Elected U S Senator Russ Feingold Democratic Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Campaign 2 3 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit Roger W Faulkner Bob Kasten incumbent U S Senator Results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bob Kasten incumbent 197 488 80 49 Republican Roger W Faulkner 47 804 19 48 Republican Write ins 79 0 03 Total votes 245 371 100 00 Democratic primary editCandidates edit Joseph Checota businessman Russ Feingold State Senator Edmond C Hou Seye perennial candidate Thomas Keller Jim Moody U S Representative Campaign edit Feingold who had little name recognition in the state and was campaigning in a primary against a pair of millionaire opponents U S Congressman Jim Moody and Milwaukee businessman Joe Checota adopted several proposals to gain the electorate s attention The most memorable of these was a series of five promises written on Feingold s garage door in the form of a contract 2 Also noted was Feingold s advertising campaign which was widely compared to that used by progressive candidate Paul Wellstone in his victorious Senate campaign in Minnesota Shot in the form of home movies the ads attempted to portray Feingold who always referred to himself as the underdog running for U S senate as a down to earth Capra esque figure taking the audience on a guided tour of the candidate s home and introducing them to his children all of whom were enrolled in public school 3 The ads also contained a significant amount of humor One featured Feingold meeting with an Elvis Presley impersonator who offered Feingold his endorsement 4 Bob Kasten responded to the Elvis endorsement with an advertisement featuring an Elvis impersonator attacking Feingold s record 5 Another showed Feingold standing next to a pair of half sized cardboard cut outs of his opponents refusing to stoop to their level as the two were shown literally slinging mud at one another 3 During the primary campaign Feingold unveiled an 82 point plan that aimed to eliminate the deficit by the end of his first term 6 The plan which called for among other things a raise in taxes and cuts in the defense budget was derided as extremist by Republicans and too liberal by his Democratic opponents Feingold also announced his support for strict campaign finance reform and a national health care system and voiced his opposition to term limits and new tax cuts 7 Feingold won by positioning himself as a quirky underdog who offered voters an alternative to what was seen by many as negative campaigning of opponents Jim Moody and Joe Checota 8 On primary day Feingold whose support had shown in the single digits throughout much of the campaign surged to victory with 70 percent of the vote 7 Results edit Democratic primary results 9 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Russ Feingold 367 746 69 67 Democratic Jim Moody 74 472 14 11 Democratic Joe Checota 71 570 13 56 Democratic Thomas Keller 8 678 1 64 Democratic Edmond C Hou Seye 5 019 0 95 Democratic Write ins 359 0 07 Total votes 527 844 100 00 General election editResults edit While Bill Clinton George H W Bush and Ross Perot split the Wisconsin presidential vote 41 37 21 Feingold beat Kasten by a margin of 53 percent to 46 percent 8 General election results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Russ Feingold 1 290 662 52 58 Republican Bob Kasten incumbent 1 129 599 46 02 Independent Patrick Johnson 16 513 0 67 Libertarian William Bittner 9 147 0 37 Independent Mervin A Hanson Sr 3 264 0 13 Grassroots Robert L Kundert 2 747 0 11 Independent Populist Joseph Selliken 2 733 0 11 Total votes 2 454 665 100 00 Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1992 United States Senate electionsReferences edit WI US Senate R Primary Our Campaigns Retrieved January 2 2020 Promises Made Promises Kept Archived from the original on December 29 2006 Retrieved June 6 2007 a b Russ Feingold for United States Senate Multimedia Archived from the original on December 29 2006 Retrieved June 5 2007 Wisconsin Senate The Candidates The Washington Post September 9 1998 Retrieved June 5 2007 Marcus Greil January 17 1993 The Elvis Test San Francisco Examiner Eye Candy Promotions Archived from the original on April 5 2007 Retrieved June 6 2007 Odegard Sue 1999 Feingold tackles health care capital punishment COPS grants at River Falls Listening Session River Falls Journal Archived from the original on May 30 2001 Retrieved June 6 2007 a b Sykes Charles J November 2 1992 The next Bill Proxmire US Senate race between Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Robert W Kasten in Wisconsin National Review Retrieved June 6 2007 a b Wagner Jeff September 17 2004 A Republican Senator from Wisconsin in 2004 WTMJ AM Archived from the original on January 3 2006 Retrieved June 6 2007 WI US Senate D Primary Our Campaigns Retrieved January 2 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1992 United States Senate election in Wisconsin amp oldid 1219511156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
