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1974Final results

1974 election for Wisconsin Senate District 23

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Bruce S. Peloquin (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Lawrence W. Durning (R) by 14.0 points.

Bruce S. PeloquinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%20,887
40.9%15,558
Eugene WilliamOther party
4.2%1,588
38,034 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

EvenD+26.41978D+31.61982D+46.11986R+29.91994R+22.11998R+26.62002

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

The candidates