1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Wisconsin Senate District 28
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Lynn S. Adelman (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating James C. Devitt (R) by 32.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lynn S. AdelmanDemocrat · winner
66.2%45,439
James C. DevittRepublican · incumbent
33.7%23,158
68,659 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