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1968Final results

1968 election for Wisconsin Assembly District MARATHON 2

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

David Obey (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Kautza (R) by 16.1 points.

David ObeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%10,640
42.0%7,690
18,330 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

EvenD+16.11968D+41.71970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET