1970Final results
1970 election for Wisconsin State Assembly: Ashland–Bayfield–Iron
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Ernest Korpela (D) won re-election with 70.7% of the vote, defeating John B. Chapple (R) by 41.4 points.
Ernest KorpelaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%8,815
John B. ChappleRepublican
29.3%3,657
12,472 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)