1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 26
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Fred A. Risser (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth W. Smith (R) by 37.2 points.
Fred A. RisserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%44,605
Elizabeth W. SmithRepublican
31.0%20,277
Karl KoehlerOther party
0.8%540
65,422 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