1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Wisconsin State Senate election results, district by district
Every Wisconsin State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 18
Races17
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 6 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Thomas E. Petri (R) | 17.2 | |
| SD-4 | Robert Kasten (R) | 22.4 | |
| SD-6 | Monroe Swan (D) | 56.9 | |
| SD-8 | James T. Flynn (D) | 8.3 | |
| SD-10 | Robert Knowles (R) | 6.3 | |
| SD-12 | Clifford W. Krueger (R) | 23.9 | |
| SD-14 | Gerald D. Lorge (R) | 45.8 | |
| SD-16 | Carl W. Thompson (D) | 29.9 | |
| SD-18 | Walter G. Hollander (R) | 29.9 | |
| SD-20 | Ernest C. Keppler (R) | 7.8 | |
| SD-22 | Douglas Lafollette (D) | 9.2 | |
| SD-24 | William A. Bablitch (D) | 19.2 | |
| SD-25 | Daniel O. Theno (R) | 2.0 | |
| SD-26 | Fred A. Risser (D) | 37.2 | |
| SD-28 | James C. Devitt (R) | 12.1 | |
| SD-30 | Reuben Lafave (R) | 26.0 | |
| SD-32 | Milo G. Knutson (R) | 24.7 |
Wisconsin State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner