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1996Final results

1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 82

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

James A. Rutkowski (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey A. Stone (R) by 3.8 points.

James A. RutkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%12,776
48.1%11,843
24,619 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+27.01988D+11.71990D+4.41992D+3.81996R+19.61998R+24.72000

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