1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 87
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Earl Schmidt (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Jones (D) by 15.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Earl SchmidtRepublican · winner
56.5%7,560
Joseph E. JonesDemocrat
41.3%5,522
Theresa C. JacobsOther party
2.1%286
13,369 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