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1986Final results

1986 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 89

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Cletus Vanderperren (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating J. D. Shatswell (R) by 37.5 points.

Cletus VanderperrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%10,721
J. D. ShatswellRepublican
31.3%4,878
15,599 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

EvenD+18.11980R+13.21982D+30.61984D+37.51986D+36.11988D+1.11990

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