1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Wisconsin Senate District 25
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Daniel O. Theno (R) won with 45.9% of the vote, defeating Ernest Korpela (D) by 2.0 points.
Daniel O. ThenoRepublican · winner
45.9%26,783
Ernest KorpelaDemocrat
43.8%25,587
Edward StackIndependent
10.3%6,005
58,376 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)