1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 52
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Earl McEssy (R) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Charles T. Duffy (D) by 50.6 points.
Earl McEssyRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.3%14,726
Charles T. DuffyDemocrat
24.7%4,827
19,553 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