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1978Final results

1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 13

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Peter Bear (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Arlyn Wollenburg (R) by 33.0 points.

Peter BearDemocrat · winner
62.9%27,628
29.8%13,113
Janice RedfordOther party
7.0%3,057
43,954 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+33.01978R+16.31982R+5.61986R+11.81990R+36.11994R+36.51998

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