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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 60

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

David W. Opitz (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Jansen (D) by 37.6 points.

David W. OpitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%12,408
31.2%5,629
18,044 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

EvenR+37.21976R+37.61978D+54.41982R+33.71984R+46.31996R+40.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET