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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 47

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Eugene H. Hahn (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating James W. Festge (D) by 13.2 points.

Eugene H. HahnRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%13,890
42.4%10,598
James J. MuellerLibertarian
2.0%503
24,991 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

EvenR+29.71988R+2.61992R+15.61994R+13.21996R+27.51998R+16.02000

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

The candidates

Eugene H. Hahn (R)James W. Festge (D)

Also on the ballot: James J. Mueller (Libertarian), 2.0%