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The 1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 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]
As of 2022, this is the most recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election where the Democratic candidate won by a double-digit margin. Martin J. Schreiber unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. As of 2022, this marks the last occasion that the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Jefferson, Fond Du Lac, Sheboygan, Brown, and Kewaunee.
Results
| Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982[2] | |||||
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| 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
- ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
- ^ "1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.