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1988Final results

1988 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 80

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Robert M. Thompson (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating John A. Sanderson (R) by 13.6 points.

Robert M. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%11,612
43.2%8,828
20,441 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+9.31982D+9.81984D+15.41986D+13.61988R+1.21990R+6.41994

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