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1970Final results

1970 election for Wisconsin Senate District 31

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Raymond C. Johnson (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Osterhus (D) by 11.5 points.

Raymond C. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%21,719
44.3%17,252
38,971 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+0.81978D+0.31982D+5.21986D+18.21990D+6.41994D+36.01998

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