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1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 30

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James E. Harsdorf (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating William O. Early (D) by 15.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James E. HarsdorfRepublican · winner
57.8%8,033
42.2%5,866
13,899 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+43.11976R+15.61978R+4.61980R+35.21982R+2.51984R+7.01986

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