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1984 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 85

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

John Robinson (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Braatz (R) by 21.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%13,452
BraatzRepublican
39.2%8,678
22,130 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+9.81978D+3.01980R+41.51982D+21.61984D+26.81986D+1.01988

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