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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Senate District 29

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Walter J. Chilsen (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Menamin (D) by 21.7 points.

Walter J. ChilsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%30,143
MenaminDemocrat
39.2%19,399
49,548 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+52.21978R+16.41982R+21.71986D+1.31990D+25.21994D+24.91998

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