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1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 65

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Eugene Dorff (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Arnold J. Esser (R) by 33.8 points.

Eugene DorffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%10,808
Arnold J. EsserRepublican
33.1%5,345
16,153 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+17.91980R+3.11982D+55.71986D+36.11990D+48.31992D+38.71994

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