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

The 1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 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]

As of 2022, this is the most recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election where the Democratic candidate won by a double-digit margin. Martin J. Schreiber unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. As of 2022, this marks the last occasion that the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Jefferson, Fond Du Lac, Sheboygan, Brown, and Kewaunee.

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. 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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