1996Final results
1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 86
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Thomas Springer (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating James B. Jacobson (R) by 10.0 points.
Thomas SpringerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%12,486
James B. JacobsonRepublican
45.0%10,218
22,704 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