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1976Final results

1976 election for Wisconsin Senate District 8

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

James T. Flynn (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating James S. Renk (R) by 26.9 points.

James T. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%39,192
James S. RenkRepublican
36.6%22,579
61,771 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+26.91976D+32.31980R+34.81992R+20.21996R+32.02000R+14.02004

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