1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 79
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Thompson (D) by 23.1 points.
Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%12,027
Robert M. ThompsonDemocrat · incumbent
38.5%7,519
19,546 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