 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 County results Earl: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kohler: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
_(3x4)_b.jpg)
| Elections in Wisconsin |
|---|
 |
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 2024, 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 2024, this marks the last occasion that Jefferson, Fond Du Lac, Sheboygan, Brown, and Kewaunee county have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
- ^ 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.