Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1982

November 2, 1982

Nominee Anthony Earl Terry Kohler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 896,872 662,738 Percentage 56.76% 41.94%

Governor before election Lee S. Dreyfus Republican Elected Governor Anthony Earl Democratic

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]

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

References

1. Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. p. 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.