1988Final results
1988 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Ruesch (R) by 27.0 points.
James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%15,094
Robert G. RueschRepublican
36.5%8,668
23,762 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET