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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 80

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Mike Powers (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Jon Tris Lahti (D) by 32.1 points.

Mike PowersRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%13,730
33.9%7,057
20,787 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+13.61988R+1.21990R+6.41994R+32.11996R+24.32000R+22.22002

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