1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 21
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Chester A. Gerlach (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating William Allen Rinnemaki (R) by 50.5 points.
Chester A. GerlachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%10,549
William Allen RinnemakiRepublican
24.7%3,466
14,015 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