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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 85

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Francis R. Byers (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Amador (D) by 41.5 points.

Francis R. ByersRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%9,213
29.2%3,807
13,024 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+9.81978D+3.01980R+41.51982D+21.61984D+26.81986D+1.01988

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