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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 89

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Earl McEssy (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Rosalie Tryon (D) by 13.2 points.

Earl McEssyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%10,394
43.4%7,975
18,369 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+29.11978D+18.11980R+13.21982D+30.61984D+37.51986D+36.11988

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