1998Final results
1998 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 79
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Richard Skindrud (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur R. Cresson (D) by 13.9 points.
Richard SkindrudRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%13,189
Arthur R. CressonDemocrat
43.0%9,968
23,157 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET