Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982
Wisconsin
November 2, 1982

 
Nominee Anthony Earl Terry Kohler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 896,872 662,738
Percentage 56.76% 41.94%

Governor before election

Lee S. Dreyfus
Republican

Elected Governor

Anthony Earl
Democratic

The 1982 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Democrat Anthony Earl won the election with 57% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Republican Terry Kohler.[1]

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democrat Anthony Earl 896,872 56.76%
Republican Terry Kohler 662,738 41.94%
Libertarian Larry Smiley 9,734 0.62%
Constitution James Wickstrom 7,721 0.49%
Independent Peter Seidman 3,025 0.19%
Total votes 1,580,090 100

References

  1. Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. p. 699-701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
  2. "1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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