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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 2

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Francis J. Lallensack (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Norbert Rusch (R) by 28.9 points.

Francis J. LallensackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%9,485
Norbert RuschRepublican
35.6%5,236
14,726 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

EvenD+15.31976D+28.91978D+14.31980D+21.01984D+41.11988D+13.81992

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