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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 58

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

John Merkt (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Rudnitzki (D) by 41.9 points.

John MerktRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%12,820
RudnitzkiDemocrat
29.0%5,243
18,063 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+56.41982R+52.01984R+41.91986R+43.91988R+32.41992R+41.81996

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