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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 16

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Jeannette Bell (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Kevin M. Soczka (R) by 55.1 points.

Jeannette BellDemocrat · winner
77.6%12,468
Kevin M. SoczkaRepublican
22.4%3,605
16,073 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+61.41972D+67.61978D+70.91980D+55.11982D+57.21994D+86.82026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET