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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 96

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

David E. Clarenbach (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Gordon Harman (R) by 57.1 points.

David E. ClarenbachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.6%13,575
Gordon HarmanRepublican
20.5%3,582
1.9%338
17,500 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+22.11976R+15.91978R+9.81980D+57.11982R+9.41984R+21.41986

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

The candidates