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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 8

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Lois Plous (D) won with 97.0% of the vote, defeating James S. Rustad (Lib) by 94.1 points.

Lois PlousDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.0%12,715
James S. RustadLibertarian
3.0%387
13,102 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+61.01978D+42.41984D+25.31986D+49.31988D+43.91990D+49.81992

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