1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Senate District 17
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Richard Kreul (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Eldred Mielke (D) by 29.3 points.
Richard KreulRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%27,706
Eldred MielkeDemocrat
35.4%15,156
42,863 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET