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1984Final results

1984 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Knackert (R) by 24.8 points.

James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%14,122
KnackertRepublican
37.6%8,507
22,631 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+13.01978D+11.11980D+19.71982D+24.81984D+20.81986D+27.01988

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