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1980Final results

1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 43

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Cloyd A. Porter (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Brian T. Conley (D) by 31.1 points.

Cloyd A. PorterRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%14,685
32.6%7,510
Mark A. PodyIndependent
3.7%850
23,047 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

EvenR+31.11980D+5.81982R+50.51984R+53.31986R+44.81988R+44.71990

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

The candidates

Cloyd A. Porter (R)Brian T. Conley (D)

Also on the ballot: Mark A. Pody (Independent), 3.7%