1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 81
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Thomas S. Hanson (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Mel J. Cyrak (R) by 14.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas S. HansonDemocrat · winner
57.1%7,639
Mel J. CyrakRepublican · incumbent
42.9%5,733
13,372 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET