1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 59
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Bill B. Bruhy (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Calvin Potter (D) by 0.9 points.
Bill B. BruhyRepublican · winner
49.9%9,912
Calvin PotterDemocrat
49.0%9,740
Andrew TripoliOther party
1.1%210
19,862 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