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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Senate District 17

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Richard Kreul (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Carr (D) by 33.2 points.

Richard KreulRepublican · winner
66.6%27,173
CarrDemocrat
33.4%13,636
40,811 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

EvenR+18.01978R+29.31982R+33.21986R+28.71994R+41.01998R+33.92002

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