1982Final results
1982 election for Wisconsin Senate District 9
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Carl Otte (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis L. Mayer (R) by 9.0 points.
Carl OtteDemocrat · winner
54.5%26,833
Dennis L. MayerRepublican
45.5%22,390
49,224 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