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1988Final results

1988 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 49

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

David A. Brandemuehl (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Waters (D) by 38.8 points.

David A. BrandemuehlRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%12,293
30.6%5,421
17,715 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

EvenR+31.11976R+58.21984R+40.21986R+38.81988R+25.81996R+5.92000

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