1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 52
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Earl McEssy (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Steven A. Sewall (D) by 34.4 points.
Earl McEssyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%10,068
Steven A. SewallDemocrat
32.8%4,919
14,988 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