1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 17
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Richard Kreul (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Kathryn M. Morrison (D) by 18.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard KreulRepublican · winner
59.0%25,375
Kathryn M. MorrisonDemocrat · incumbent
41.0%17,649
43,030 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