1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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]

1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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

County results
Earl:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Kohler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Lee S. Dreyfus
Republican

Elected Governor

Tony Earl
Democratic

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.