1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 79
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating George L. Lytle (D) by 53.0 points.
Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.5%12,136
George L. LytleDemocrat
23.5%3,731
15,867 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