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1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 21

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

William P. Atkinson (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Arden C. Degner (R) by 40.1 points.

William P. AtkinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%11,940
Arden C. DegnerRepublican
29.9%5,099
17,039 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

EvenD+50.51978D+3.41982D+55.91984D+45.21986D+60.11988D+52.51990

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