1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Senate District 16
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Carl W. Thompson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Masterson (R) by 15.6 points.
Carl W. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%40,055
Richard MastersonRepublican
42.2%29,221
69,282 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