1970Final results
1970 election for Wisconsin Assembly District BROWN 3
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Cletus Vanderperren (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Francis E. Petras (R) by 17.5 points.
Cletus VanderperrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%9,555
Francis E. PetrasRepublican
40.6%6,677
Kenneth R. Dantoin Sr.Other party
1.4%226
16,458 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Cletus Vanderperren (D)Francis E. Petras (R)
Also on the ballot: Kenneth R. Dantoin Sr. (Other party), 1.4%