1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Wisconsin State Senate election results, district by district
Every Wisconsin State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 21 · R 12
Races17
Changed party2
Unopposed12%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Alan J. Lasee (R) | 2.7 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Gerald Kleczka (D) | 50.3 | |
| SD-5 | David G. Berger (D) | 45.3 | |
| SD-7 | Kurt A. Frank (D) | 45.7 | |
| SD-9 | Jim Moody (D) | 88.4 | |
| SD-11 | Warren D. Braun (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Peter Bear (D) | 33.0 | |
| SD-15 | Timothy F. Cullen (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-17 | Richard Kreul (R) | 18.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-19 | Gary R. Goyke (D) | 15.3 | |
| SD-21 | Joseph Strohl (D) | 28.7 | |
| SD-23 | Marvin J. Roshell (D) | 26.4 | |
| SD-25 | Daniel O. Theno (R) | 30.1 | |
| SD-27 | Everett V. Bidwell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Walter J. Chilsen (R) | 52.2 | |
| SD-31 | Thomas W. Harnisch (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-33 | Roger P. Murphy (R) | 27.2 |
Wisconsin State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner