1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 51
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Patricia Spafford Smith (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Ole Severude (R) by 6.8 points.
Patricia Spafford SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%8,870
Ole SeverudeRepublican
46.6%7,735
16,605 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