1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 42
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Harvey Stower (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating David Paulson (R) by 3.6 points.
Harvey StowerDemocrat · winner
51.8%9,422
David PaulsonRepublican · incumbent
48.2%8,761
18,184 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