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1980Final results

1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 19

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Louise M. Tesmer (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating John Mackey (R) by 41.1 points.

Louise M. TesmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%13,295
John MackeyRepublican
29.5%5,552
18,847 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+42.71978D+41.11980D+35.01982D+50.51984D+38.91986D+56.51988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET