1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 40
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Earl Gilson (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jule F. Berndt (R) by 4.3 points.
Earl GilsonDemocrat · winner
52.0%8,077
Jule F. BerndtRepublican · incumbent
47.7%7,403
15,531 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