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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

EvenR+3.61988D+6.01990D+4.51994D+12.01996D+1.31998D+6.72000

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