1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 12
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
John Merkt (R) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur B. Strode III (D) by 51.2 points.
John MerktRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.6%14,747
Arthur B. Strode IIIDemocrat
24.4%4,753
19,502 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET