1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 86
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
John L. McEwen (R) won with 46.6% of the vote, defeating James G. Eick (D) by 7.4 points.
John L. McEwenRepublican · winner
46.6%11,241
James G. EickDemocrat
39.2%9,459
Raymond OmernickOther party · incumbent
14.2%3,432
24,139 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