1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 2
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Thomas E. Petri (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating James N. Delorme (D) by 17.2 points.
Thomas E. PetriRepublican · winner
57.9%30,749
James N. DelormeDemocrat
40.7%21,635
Edward DuquaineOther party
1.3%711
53,096 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