1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Levens P. Deback (R) by 13.0 points.
James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%10,326
Levens P. DebackRepublican
43.5%7,958
18,284 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET