1976Final results
1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 53
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James R. Lewis (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating James A. Bottoni (D) by 15.4 points.
James R. LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%11,745
James A. BottoniDemocrat
42.3%8,606
20,352 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