1996Final results
1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 40
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
William D. Lorge (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Cornelius D. Vanhandel (D) by 41.8 points.
William D. LorgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%13,395
Cornelius D. VanhandelDemocrat
29.1%5,500
18,895 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET