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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 21

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Jeffrey T. Plale (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Arden G. Degner (R) by 36.4 points.

Jeffrey T. PlaleDemocrat · winner
68.2%14,020
Arden G. DegnerRepublican
31.8%6,544
20,564 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+52.51990D+48.01992D+35.21994D+36.41996D+36.11998D+26.72000

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