1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Wisconsin State Assembly: Ashland–Bayfield–Iron
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Ernest Korpela (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard E. Gehrmann (R) by 5.7 points.
Ernest KorpelaDemocrat · winner
52.9%7,969
Bernard E. GehrmannRepublican · incumbent
47.1%7,106
15,075 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)