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1998Final results

1998 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 27

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Steve Kestell (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Dececco (D) by 15.0 points.

Steve KestellRepublican · winner
57.5%10,679
42.5%7,901
18,580 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91992R+34.01994R+28.21996R+15.01998R+32.02000R+32.02008

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