1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 45
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Gary K. Johnson (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Olson (R) by 25.9 points.
Gary K. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%10,572
Ronald J. OlsonRepublican
37.1%6,223
16,796 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET