1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1970 election for Wisconsin State Assembly: Iowa–Richland

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Joanne M. Duren (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Philip Leyda (R) by 14.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Joanne M. DurenDemocrat · winner
57.0%6,476
Philip LeydaRepublican
43.0%4,876
11,352 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

EvenR+8.91968D+14.11970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)