1972Final results
1972 election for Wisconsin Senate District 8
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
James T. Flynn (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Dohnal (R) by 8.3 points.
James T. FlynnDemocrat · winner
53.4%32,233
Robert L. DohnalRepublican
45.1%27,225
Thomas CoutureOther party
1.4%847
60,309 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