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1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 1

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Alan J. Lasee (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony C. Dufek (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Alan J. LaseeRepublican · winner
51.3%23,636
48.7%22,408
46,044 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

EvenR+2.71978R+18.01982R+28.01986R+32.81990R+33.91994R+26.42002

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