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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 1

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Lary J. Swoboda (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Schnabl (R) by 37.9 points.

Lary J. SwobodaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%11,018
SchnablRepublican
30.1%4,874
WesselyIndependent
1.9%316
16,208 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+44.01980D+69.71982D+37.31984D+37.91986D+13.51988D+29.21990

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

The candidates

Lary J. Swoboda (D)Schnabl (R)

Also on the ballot: Wessely (Independent), 1.9%