1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Theodore J. Fadrow (R) by 11.1 points.
James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%15,241
Theodore J. FadrowRepublican
44.4%12,187
27,429 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET