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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 71

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

William M. Murat (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Jackie Szehner (R) by 16.7 points.

William M. MuratDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%12,950
Jackie SzehnerRepublican
41.7%9,249
22,199 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+45.41988D+46.31992D+9.71994D+16.71996D+24.61998D+40.72000

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