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1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 86

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Laurence J. Day (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Virginia Hahn Kottke (R) by 43.5 points.

Laurence J. DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%12,723
28.3%5,011
17,734 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

EvenR+7.41980R+40.31982R+22.31984D+2.31986D+13.41988D+6.81990

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