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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 6

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Robert L. Cowles III (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Olejniczak (D) by 34.6 points.

Robert L. Cowles IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%11,398
OlejniczakDemocrat
32.7%5,539
16,937 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+18.61980D+9.81982R+29.91984R+34.61986D+5.21988D+7.41990

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