1996Final results
1996 election for Wisconsin Senate District 16
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Charles J. Chvala (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Metcalfe (R) by 9.0 points.
Charles J. ChvalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%39,618
Tom MetcalfeRepublican
44.7%32,997
Mike A. OprishLibertarian
1.6%1,204
73,819 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