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1976Final results

1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 61

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James F. Rooney (D) won with 94.7% of the vote, defeating Gary Pederson (Oth) by 89.4 points.

James F. RooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.7%12,309
Gary PedersonOther party
5.3%686
12,995 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+37.81978D+30.11980R+1.61982D+10.41984D+17.81986D+34.21988

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