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1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 28

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

David Paulson (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Rasmussen (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

David PaulsonRepublican · winner
52.2%8,281
47.8%7,573
15,854 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+7.81976R+4.51978R+11.71980D+24.31982R+0.91984R+3.01986

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