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1980Final results

1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 56

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Richard A. Flintrop (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Kenneth R. Schiefelbein (R) by 2.6 points.

Richard A. FlintropDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%9,406
48.7%8,922
18,328 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+12.51976D+21.91978D+2.61980D+13.01982R+45.31984R+35.31986

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