This is the 1972 race. The latest: 2024 →

1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 18

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Walter G. Hollander (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Daryl Laatsch (D) by 29.9 points.

Walter G. HollanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%33,447
35.1%18,052
51,502 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+32.31976R+8.11984R+37.51988R+24.71992R+47.51996R+36.02000

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