1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 30
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Reuben Lafave (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Reuben E. Duescher (D) by 26.0 points.
Reuben LafaveRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%31,818
Reuben E. DuescherDemocrat
37.0%18,684
50,505 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