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1988Final results

1988 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 72

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Marlin Schneider (D) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Pechota (R) by 51.6 points.

Marlin SchneiderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.8%16,239
24.2%5,179
21,419 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+30.41982D+18.71984D+32.51986D+51.61988D+32.21992D+24.51996

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