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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 23

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Thomas A. Hauke (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Sawyer (R) by 26.3 points.

Thomas A. HaukeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%8,761
36.8%5,109
13,870 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+18.01976D+26.31978D+28.41980D+30.01984D+20.01986D+2.91992

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