1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Wisconsin Assembly District MILWAUKEE 23
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry J. Wing (Ind) by 27.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner
52.0%9,157
Jerry J. WingIndependent · incumbent
24.2%4,256
Thomas H. GrafRepublican
23.8%4,184
17,597 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET