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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 87

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Joyce Lueder (D) by 39.1 points.

Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%11,068
Joyce LuederDemocrat
30.1%4,817
0.7%119
16,004 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

EvenR+48.01978R+56.11980R+39.11982R+18.31984R+32.91986R+7.71988

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

The candidates

Tommy G. Thompson (R)Joyce Lueder (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert W. Schaffrath (Constitution), 0.7%