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1988Final results

1988 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 1

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Lary J. Swoboda (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Papke (R) by 13.5 points.

Lary J. SwobodaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%13,278
Robert PapkeRepublican
43.2%10,112
23,390 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+69.71982D+37.31984D+37.91986D+13.51988D+29.21990R+23.31994

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