1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 52
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Peggy A. Lautenschlager (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Earl McEssy (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Peggy A. LautenschlagerDemocrat · winner
53.3%11,157
Earl McEssyRepublican · incumbent
46.7%9,776
20,933 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET