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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 72

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Patricia A. Goodrich (R) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Henry A. Ballweg (D) by 55.8 points.

Patricia A. GoodrichRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.9%11,604
22.1%3,292
14,896 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+49.31976R+55.81978R+30.41982D+18.71984D+32.51986D+51.61988

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