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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 78

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

David E. Clarenbach (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating James T. Harper (R) by 46.3 points.

David E. ClarenbachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%10,276
James T. HarperRepublican
26.8%3,770
14,058 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+65.71976D+46.31978R+10.71982D+52.81984D+51.41986D+51.81988

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