1996Final results
1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 5
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
William N. Vanderloop (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Sanders (R) by 12.0 points.
William N. VanderloopDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%12,301
Tom SandersRepublican
44.0%9,670
21,971 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