1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 19
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Gary R. Goyke (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Torgenson (R) by 15.3 points.
Gary R. GoykeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%24,841
Robert TorgensonRepublican
42.4%18,253
43,094 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