1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 71
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
David Helbach (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Shirley J. Gibb (R) by 20.0 points.
David HelbachDemocrat · winner
59.5%11,376
Shirley J. GibbRepublican
39.5%7,549
Douglas J. BeltConstitution
1.0%188
19,115 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