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1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 10

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Robert Knowles (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Norman E. Anderson (D) by 6.3 points.

Robert KnowlesRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%31,105
46.6%27,390
0.5%279
58,775 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

EvenD+6.71976R+3.81980R+17.81984D+11.81988D+0.61992D+8.21996

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

The candidates