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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Senate District 23

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Marvin J. Roshell (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Norman Gillette (R) by 31.6 points.

Marvin J. RoshellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%28,238
Norman GilletteRepublican
34.2%14,664
42,905 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+26.41978D+31.61982D+46.11986R+29.91994R+22.11998R+26.62002

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