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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 28

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Richard G. Chandler (R) by 24.3 points.

James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%9,646
37.8%5,871
15,519 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+7.81976R+4.51978R+11.71980D+24.31982R+0.91984R+3.01986

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