1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 56
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Richard A. Flintrop (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Jon R. Guiles (R) by 1.2 points.
Richard A. FlintropDemocrat · winner
49.6%9,152
Jon R. GuilesRepublican · incumbent
48.4%8,931
George HildebrandtOther party
2.0%370
18,453 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