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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 5

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Gary J. Schmidt (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Ron C. Rogers (D) by 30.6 points.

Gary J. SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%12,676
34.7%6,736
19,413 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+20.31980R+35.61982R+6.11984R+30.61986R+3.61988D+6.01990

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