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1938 Wisconsin U.S. House District 4 Election

Wisconsin · 5 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. House race

Who won the 1938 Wisconsin U.S. House District 4 Election?

John Schafer won the 1938 Wisconsin U.S. House District 4 Election. John Schafer received 34,196 popular votes (32%). The main challenger was Thaddeus F B Wasielewski (31.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Schafer and Wasielewski

Schafer +0.6 pts · won by 637 votes
John SchaferRepublicanWINNER32%
34,196 votes
Thaddeus F B WasielewskiDemocratic31.4%
33,559 votes
Paul Gauerprogressive28.84%
30,817 votes
Francis A CannonIndependent7.02%
7,498 votes
Robert Spragueunion0.74%
794 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.