1982Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1982 election for Wisconsin Governor
Governor · Wisconsin
Anthony S. Earl (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Terry J. Kohler (R) by 15.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Anthony S. EarlDemocrat · winner
57.5%896,812
Terry J. KohlerRepublican
42.5%662,838
1,559,650 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET