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1970Final results

1970 election for Wisconsin Senate District 5

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Wilfred Schuele (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Lamore Matthews Schneider (R) by 34.4 points.

Wilfred SchueleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%25,069
32.8%12,246
37,315 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+33.51986R+26.21994R+8.41998R+6.12002D+3.52006R+4.52010

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