1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 53
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James R. Lewis (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Lehman E. Eichstedt (D) by 8.1 points.
James R. LewisRepublican · winner
54.1%9,341
Lehman E. EichstedtDemocrat
45.9%7,939
17,280 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET