1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Senate District 8
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
James T. Flynn (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Marlin P. Cayton (R) by 32.3 points.
James T. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%40,310
Marlin P. CaytonRepublican
33.8%20,610
60,920 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