1970Final results

1970 election for Wisconsin State Assembly: Marathon 1

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Laurence J. Day (D) won re-election with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest L. Wiley (R) by 42.7 points.

Laurence J. DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%10,438
Ernest L. WileyRepublican
28.1%4,139
1.1%165
14,742 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

EvenD+18.31968D+42.71970

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

The candidates

Laurence J. Day (D)Ernest L. Wiley (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas Stockheimer (Other party), 1.1%