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1988Final results

1988 election for Wisconsin Senate District 18

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Carol A. Buettner (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Gropp (D) by 37.5 points.

Carol A. BuettnerRepublican · winner
68.7%42,542
Mary GroppDemocrat
31.3%19,345
61,888 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+32.31976R+8.11984R+37.51988R+24.71992R+47.51996R+36.02000

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