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1970Final results

1970 election for Wisconsin Senate District 13

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Dale T. McKenna (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating William W. Ward (R) by 7.1 points.

Dale T. McKennaDemocrat · winner
53.6%25,747
William W. WardRepublican
46.4%22,316
48,063 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

EvenD+33.01978R+16.31982R+5.61986R+11.81990R+36.11994R+36.51998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET