1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 47
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Jonathan B. Barry (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Lyman F. Anderson (R) by 8.9 points.
Jonathan B. BarryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%8,593
Lyman F. AndersonRepublican
45.6%7,190
15,783 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