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1976Final results

1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 46

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Thomas A. Loftus (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Shirley Thompson (R) by 11.9 points.

Thomas A. LoftusDemocrat · winner
55.7%13,293
43.8%10,446
0.5%108
23,847 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

EvenD+11.91976D+20.51978D+12.11980D+15.61982D+25.11984D+30.91986

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

The candidates