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1984 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 56

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Gordon Bradley (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating William E. Benjamin (D) by 45.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gordon BradleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%15,009
27.4%5,656
20,665 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+21.91978D+2.61980D+13.01982R+45.31984R+35.31986R+25.51988

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