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1974Final results

1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 40

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Francis R. Byers (R) won with 91.0% of the vote, defeating Alfred Knitt (D) by 82.0 points.

Francis R. ByersRepublican · winner · incumbent
91.0%8,365
Alfred KnittDemocrat
9.0%824
9,196 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+54.91978R+48.31980D+4.31982R+46.61984R+35.01988R+16.71992

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