1976Final results

1976 election for Wisconsin Senate District 22

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

John J. Maurer (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Edward S. Homer (R) by 49.8 points.

John J. MaurerDemocrat · winner
74.2%38,396
Edward S. HomerRepublican
24.3%12,600
Peter L. CarlsonOther party
1.5%755
51,778 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+49.81976D+47.01984D+13.61996D+12.02000D+4.32004D+33.52008

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

The candidates

John J. Maurer (D)Edward S. Homer (R)

Also on the ballot: Peter L. Carlson (Other party), 1.5%