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1868 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1868 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Halbert Paine won the 1868 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Halbert Paine received 17,513 popular votes (50.62%). The main challenger was Mitchell (49.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Paine and Mitchell

Paine +1.2 pts · won by 429 votes
Halbert PaineRepublicanWINNER50.62%
17,513 votes
MitchellDemocratic49.38%
17,084 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.