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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Senate District 7

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

John R. Plewa (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Bystrzycki (R) by 58.9 points.

John R. PlewaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%35,393
BystrzyckiRepublican
20.5%9,122
44,574 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+58.71984 specialD+58.91986D+52.21990D+30.82006D+14.42010D+19.22014

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