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1980Final results

1980 election for Wisconsin Senate District 2

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Donald J. Hanaway (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Mullen (D) by 30.0 points.

Donald J. HanawayRepublican · winner
65.0%41,499
35.0%22,349
63,850 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

EvenR+14.31976R+30.01980R+38.11984R+18.71988R+16.11992R+25.81996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET