1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 53
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Cletus Vanderperren (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Peter E. Salefsky (R) by 31.6 points.
Cletus VanderperrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%9,463
Peter E. SalefskyRepublican
34.2%4,913
14,376 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