1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 81
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Randall J. Radtke (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas S. Hanson (D) by 6.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Randall J. RadtkeRepublican · winner
53.4%7,369
Thomas S. HansonDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%6,428
13,797 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