1970Final results
1970 election for Wisconsin Senate District 29
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Walter J. Chilsen (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Edward F. McClain (D) by 4.5 points.
Walter J. ChilsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%21,920
Edward F. McClainDemocrat
47.2%19,996
David PenningsIndependent
1.0%432
42,348 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