1976Final results
1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 45
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Gary K. Johnson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating W. Michael Melaas (R) by 15.7 points.
Gary K. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%10,199
W. Michael MelaasRepublican
42.1%7,430
17,631 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET