1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1982 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Democrat Anthony Earl won the election with 57% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Republican Terry Kohler.[1]

1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee Tony Earl Terry Kohler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 896,872 662,738
Percentage 56.76% 41.94%
County Results
Earl:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Kohler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Lee S. Dreyfus
Republican

 Elected Governor

Tony Earl
Democratic

Elections in Wisconsin

Results
Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democrat Anthony Earl 896,872 56.76%
Republican Terry Kohler 662,738 41.94%
Libertarian Larry Smiley 9,734 0.62%
Constitution James Wickstrom 7,721 0.49%
Independent Peter Seidman 3,025 0.19%
Total votes 1,580,090 100
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References
  1. Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
  2. "1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.


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