1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Senate District 30
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Jerome Vansistine (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Reuben Lafave (R) by 9.9 points.
Jerome VansistineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%34,661
Reuben LafaveRepublican
45.0%28,393
63,056 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