1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 70
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
John Merkt (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Sara Lee Johann (D) by 23.3 points.
John MerktRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%9,522
Sara Lee JohannDemocrat
38.3%5,919
15,441 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET