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1982Final results

1982 election for Wisconsin Senate District 29

Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin

Walter J. Chilsen (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Rybarczak (D) by 16.4 points.

Walter J. ChilsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%29,113
41.8%20,894
50,008 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+52.21978R+16.41982R+21.71986D+1.31990D+25.21994D+24.91998

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