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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 56

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Gordon Bradley (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Madigan (D) by 35.3 points.

Gordon BradleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%9,503
MadiganDemocrat
32.4%4,547
14,050 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+2.61980D+13.01982R+45.31984R+35.31986R+25.51988R+44.01996

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