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1974Final results

1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 53

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James R. Lewis (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Murphy (D) by 28.1 points.

James R. LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%7,334
36.0%4,119
11,453 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+15.41976D+31.61982R+49.71984R+50.81986R+25.21992R+39.31996

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