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1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 47

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Jonathan B. Barry (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Lyman F. Anderson (R) by 1.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jonathan B. BarryDemocrat · winner
50.7%10,694
Lyman F. AndersonRepublican · incumbent
49.3%10,385
21,080 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+1.51976D+8.91978R+12.01982R+41.21984R+29.71988R+2.61992

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