1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 22
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Douglas Lafollette (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating George W. Anderson (R) by 9.2 points.
Douglas LafolletteDemocrat · winner
53.9%25,522
George W. AndersonRepublican
44.7%21,161
Chester HensleyOther party
1.3%601
47,368 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