1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 31
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Thomas W. Harnisch (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Howard Sturtz (R) by 0.8 points.
Thomas W. HarnischDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%23,746
Howard SturtzRepublican
49.6%23,386
47,136 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