1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 85
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
John Robinson (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Kay B. Smith (R) by 3.0 points.
John RobinsonDemocrat · winner
51.4%11,026
Kay B. SmithRepublican
48.5%10,387
21,432 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