1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 61
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Sheehan Donoghue (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Murphy (D) by 1.6 points.
Sheehan DonoghueRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%8,377
Frank MurphyDemocrat
49.2%8,112
16,492 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