1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 61
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James F. Rooney (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Earl W. Bell (R) by 30.1 points.
James F. RooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%10,724
Earl W. BellRepublican
34.9%5,758
16,482 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