1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 21
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Ronald A. Sell (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating E. James Ladwig (R) by 3.4 points.
Ronald A. SellDemocrat · winner
51.7%7,870
E. James LadwigRepublican · incumbent
48.3%7,357
15,227 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET