1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 5
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Betty Jo Nelsen (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating John Cook (D) by 35.6 points.
Betty Jo NelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%13,950
John CookDemocrat
32.2%6,629
20,579 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