1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 81
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Mel J. Cyrak (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas S. Hanson (D) by 1.6 points.
Mel J. CyrakRepublican · winner
50.6%9,085
Thomas S. HansonDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%8,792
Robert R. BeardsleyIndependent
0.4%63
17,940 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