1988Final results
1988 election for Wisconsin Senate District 16
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Charles J. Chvala (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating J. Michael Blaska (R) by 24.9 points.
Charles J. ChvalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%40,586
J. Michael BlaskaRepublican
37.5%24,379
64,967 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