1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 59
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Calvin Potter (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Richmond (R) by 35.4 points.
Calvin PotterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%16,295
Charles A. RichmondRepublican
32.3%7,774
24,069 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