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1974Final results

1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 96

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Bernard Lewison (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald O. Ray (D) by 18.3 points.

Bernard LewisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%8,123
39.5%5,554
George PiperIndependent
2.8%394
14,074 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+22.11976R+15.91978R+9.81980D+57.11982R+9.41984R+21.41986

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

The candidates

Bernard Lewison (R)Gerald O. Ray (D)

Also on the ballot: George Piper (Independent), 2.8%