1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Wisconsin election results
Every race on Wisconsin's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races126
Changed party17
Unopposed17%22 races
Incumbents defeated8
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Lee S. Dreyfus (R) | 9.5 |
U.S. House
D 6 · R 3 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI-1 | Leslie Aspin (D) | 9.0 | |
| WI-2 | Robert Kastenmeier (D) | 16.3 | |
| WI-3 | Alvin J. Baldus (D) | 25.6 | |
| WI-4 | Clement J. Zablocki (D) | 32.2 | |
| WI-5 | Henry S. Reuss (D) | 47.1 | |
| WI-6 | William A. Steiger (R) | 40.0 | |
| WI-7 | David Obey (D) | 25.3 | |
| WI-8 | Toby Roth (R) | 15.9 | Flipped |
| WI-9 | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) | 22.3 |
Wisconsin State Senate
D 11 · R 6 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Alan J. Lasee (R) | 2.7 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Gerald Kleczka (D) | 50.3 | |
| SD-5 | David G. Berger (D) | 45.3 | |
| SD-7 | Kurt A. Frank (D) | 45.7 | |
| SD-9 | Jim Moody (D) | 88.4 | |
| SD-11 | Warren D. Braun (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Peter Bear (D) | 33.0 | |
| SD-15 | Timothy F. Cullen (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-17 | Richard Kreul (R) | 18.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-19 | Gary R. Goyke (D) | 15.3 | |
| SD-21 | Joseph Strohl (D) | 28.7 | |
| SD-23 | Marvin J. Roshell (D) | 26.4 | |
| SD-25 | Daniel O. Theno (R) | 30.1 | |
| SD-27 | Everett V. Bidwell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Walter J. Chilsen (R) | 52.2 | |
| SD-31 | Thomas W. Harnisch (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-33 | Roger P. Murphy (R) | 27.2 |
Wisconsin State Assembly
D 60 · R 39 · 14 changed party
Wisconsin
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab