1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 29
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Walter J. Chilsen (R) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Rybarczak (D) by 52.2 points.
Walter J. ChilsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.1%32,132
Robert RybarczakDemocrat
23.9%10,097
42,238 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