1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 61
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James F. Rooney (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas Mortenson (R) by 12.8 points.
James F. RooneyDemocrat · winner
56.4%9,261
Thomas MortensonRepublican
43.6%7,162
16,423 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