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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 81

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Carol A. Buettner (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Flintrop (D) by 5.5 points.

Carol A. BuettnerRepublican · winner
52.4%8,606
Richard A. FlintropDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%7,698
Raymond F. GoseIndependent
0.7%113
16,417 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+17.11976R+6.81978R+34.01980R+5.51982D+34.91984D+23.51986

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

The candidates