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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 97

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Ronald Lingren (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating William A. Duncan (R) by 6.4 points.

Ronald LingrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%8,178
46.8%7,191
15,371 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

EvenD+4.61976D+6.41978R+0.21980D+19.51982R+31.21984D+51.21994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET