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1976Final results

1976 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Homer L. Hanson (R) by 20.4 points.

James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%14,324
Homer L. HansonRepublican
39.8%9,479
23,804 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 1976

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