1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 86
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Jerry J. Petrowski (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Springer (D) by 1.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jerry J. PetrowskiRepublican · winner
50.5%9,136
Thomas SpringerDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%8,942
18,078 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