1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 61
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James F. Rooney (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Gary Pederson (R) by 37.8 points.
James F. RooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%7,911
Gary PedersonRepublican
31.1%3,575
11,486 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