1986Final results
1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Knackert (R) by 20.8 points.
James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%9,721
KnackertRepublican
39.6%6,373
16,094 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET