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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Senate District 18

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Carol A. Buettner (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Fred Frederickson (D) by 47.5 points.

Carol A. BuettnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%46,721
26.2%16,614
63,335 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+8.11984R+37.51988R+24.71992R+47.51996R+36.02000R+0.22008

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