1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Senate District 28
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Lynn S. Adelman (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Wimmer (R) by 9.3 points.
Lynn S. AdelmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%44,330
Joseph E. WimmerRepublican
45.3%36,786
81,116 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