1972Final results

1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 6

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Monroe Swan (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur J. Myers Jr. (R) by 56.9 points.

Monroe SwanDemocrat · winner
76.6%24,362
19.8%6,282
Erwin BraatzOther party
3.6%1,145
31,796 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+53.01968D+56.91972D+76.81980D+77.42020

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

The candidates

Monroe Swan (D)Arthur J. Myers Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Erwin Braatz (Other party), 3.6%