1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 59
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Calvin Potter (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating George J. Marthenze (R) by 20.5 points.
Calvin PotterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%10,457
George J. MarthenzeRepublican
39.7%6,900
17,362 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