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2000Final results

2000 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 79

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Richard Skindrud (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Sondy Poperoberts (D) by 14.3 points.

Richard SkindrudRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%18,510
41.5%13,765
Bob MenaminIndependent
2.7%887
33,162 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+19.01994R+5.81996R+13.91998R+14.32000D+6.22002D+19.82004

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

The candidates

Richard Skindrud (R)Sondy Poperoberts (D)

Also on the ballot: Bob Menamin (Independent), 2.7%