1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 87
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Earl Schmidt (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Ascher (D) by 48.0 points.
Earl SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.5%11,582
Michael J. AscherDemocrat
25.6%4,029
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.9%137
15,748 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