1976Final results
1976 election for Wisconsin Senate District 26
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Fred A. Risser (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth W. Smith (R) by 16.6 points.
Fred A. RisserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%38,204
Elizabeth W. SmithRepublican
41.0%27,194
John R. BrodaIndependent
1.4%898
66,317 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