1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 80
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James F. Laatsch (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Leroy E. Litscher (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James F. LaatschRepublican · winner
51.2%7,485
Leroy E. LitscherDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%7,143
14,629 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