1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 85
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Edward F. McClain (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Vincent K. Howard (R) by 9.8 points.
Edward F. McClainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%9,241
Vincent K. HowardRepublican
45.1%7,588
16,829 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