1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 78
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Edward Nager (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Anthony Varda (R) by 36.0 points.
Edward NagerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%12,275
Anthony VardaRepublican
22.2%4,683
Mary Kay BaumIndependent
19.7%4,150
21,108 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