1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 40
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Francis R. Byers (R) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Carol F. Wall (D) by 54.9 points.
Francis R. ByersRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.4%11,273
Carol F. WallDemocrat
22.6%3,286
14,560 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