1976Final results
1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 79
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel O. Gratz (D) by 35.9 points.
Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%14,549
Samuel O. GratzDemocrat
32.0%6,858
21,407 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