1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Wisconsin Assembly District COLUMBIA
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Robert M. Thompson (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Wesley L. Packard (R) by 15.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert M. ThompsonDemocrat · winner
57.7%7,553
Wesley L. PackardRepublican · incumbent
42.3%5,527
13,080 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