1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 45
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Gary K. Johnson (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating W. Michael Melaas (R) by 15.2 points.
Gary K. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%6,160
W. Michael MelaasRepublican
42.4%4,530
10,691 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