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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Senate District 8

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Alberta Darling (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Randy Nash (D) by 20.2 points.

Alberta DarlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%45,244
Randy NashDemocrat
38.6%29,728
Tim GallertOther party
2.6%2,003
76,975 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+26.91976D+32.31980R+34.81992R+20.21996R+32.02000R+14.02004

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

The candidates

Alberta Darling (R)Randy Nash (D)

Also on the ballot: Tim Gallert (Other party), 2.6%