1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Wisconsin Assembly District DODGE 2
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Thomas S. Hanson (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Elmer C. Nitschke (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas S. HansonDemocrat · winner
51.1%5,124
Elmer C. NitschkeRepublican · incumbent
48.9%4,910
10,034 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