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1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 20

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Ernest C. Keppler (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Anthony M. Werner (D) by 7.8 points.

Ernest C. KepplerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%31,906
45.7%27,227
0.8%504
59,640 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+42.61980R+34.61984R+26.61988R+31.31992R+46.22000R+37.32012

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

The candidates