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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 56

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Joseph Looby (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Bishop (R) by 13.0 points.

Joseph LoobyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%8,523
Mary L. BishopRepublican
43.5%6,563
15,088 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

EvenD+12.51976D+21.91978D+2.61980D+13.01982R+45.31984R+35.31986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET