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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 85

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

John Robinson (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Gwidt (R) by 26.8 points.

John RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%10,868
GwidtRepublican
36.6%6,278
17,146 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+3.01980R+41.51982D+21.61984D+26.81986D+1.01988D+14.61990

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