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1964 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election

Wisconsin · 2 candidates · See every 1964 U.S. House race

Who won the 1964 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election?

John Byrnes won the 1964 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election. John Byrnes received 96,160 popular votes (59.56%). The main challenger was John A Johnson (40.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Byrnes and Johnson

Byrnes +19.1 pts · won by 30,868 votes
John ByrnesRepublicanWINNER59.56%
96,160 votes
John A JohnsonDemocratic40.44%
65,292 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.