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1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 24

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

William A. Bablitch (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Ray J. Riodan Jr. (R) by 19.2 points.

William A. BablitchDemocrat · winner
59.6%33,918
40.4%22,974
56,925 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+37.61976D+31.01980D+44.01988D+35.22004D+35.42008D+13.32012

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