1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 97
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Ronald Lingren (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John H. Niebler (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ronald LingrenDemocrat · winner
53.7%5,760
John H. NieblerRepublican · incumbent
46.3%4,971
10,731 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