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1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 63

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

E. James Ladwig (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Marcel Dandeneau (D) by 6.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

E. James LadwigRepublican · winner
53.3%8,242
Marcel DandeneauDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%7,219
15,461 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

EvenD+24.31976R+6.61978R+15.71980D+7.61982R+7.11984R+24.51986

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