Sheehan Donoghue

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Sheehan Donoghue
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 61st district
In office
January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Primary Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 3,042 32.75%
Democratic Patrick Nugent 2,300 24.76%
Republican Bill L. Yoder2,03721.93%
Republican Phillip E. Brown1,85119.93%
American F. Jack Shook 59 0.64%
Total votes'9,289''100.0%'
General Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 10,438 53.27%
Democratic Patrick Nugent8,58143.79%
American F. Jack Shook5772.94%
Total votes'19,596''100.0%'
Republican win (new seat)
Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1974 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Primary Election
Democratic Gordon E. Schroeder 2,677 42.96%
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 2,306 37.01%
Democratic Norman Schabell1,24820.03%
Total votes'6,231''100.0%'
General Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 9,341 58.30% +5.03%
Democratic Gordon E. Schroeder6,68241.70%-2.09%
Total votes'16,023''100.0%'-18.23%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1976 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Primary Election
Democratic Richard W. Voss 2,062 55.31%
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 1,666 44.69%
Total votes'3,728''100.0%'
General Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 12,902 58.25% -0.05%
Democratic Richard W. Voss9,24841.75%+0.05%
Total votes'22,150''100.0%'+38.24%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1978 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Primary Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 5,017 66.37%
Democratic Sandra Polinski 2,542 33.63%
Total votes'7,559''100.0%'
General Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 9,887 55.04% -3.21%
Democratic Sandra Polinski8,07641.75%+3.21%
Total votes'17,963''100.0%'-18.90%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1980 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Primary Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 6,943 87.29%
Democratic James V. Mabry 1,011 12.71%
Total votes'7,559''100.0%'
General Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 15,642 64.25% +9.21%
Democratic James V. Mabry8,70235.75%-9.21%
Total votes'24,344''100.0%'+35.52%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly 61st District Election, 1982 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Primary Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 3,418 50.10%
Democratic Frank Murphy 3,405 49.90%
Total votes'6,823''100.0%'
General Election
Republican Sheehan Donoghue 8,377 50.80%
Democratic Frank Murphy8,11249.20%
Total votes'16,489''100.0%'
Republican gain from Democratic

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