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1974Final results

1974 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Homer L. Hanson (R) by 13.1 points.

James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%6,584
Homer L. HansonRepublican
42.0%5,022
David R. BeierleOther party
3.0%356
11,962 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+20.41976D+13.01978D+11.11980D+19.71982D+24.81984D+20.81986

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

The candidates