1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Senate District 5
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
David G. Berger (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Hawtrey (R) by 45.3 points.
David G. BergerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%31,187
Richard D. HawtreyRepublican
27.3%11,728
42,915 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