1980Final results
1980 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 83
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
John C. Shabaz (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Lynne L. Jester (D) by 36.3 points.
John C. ShabazRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%18,669
Lynne L. JesterDemocrat
31.9%8,730
27,400 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