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1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aspin won the 1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aspin received 136,162 popular votes (64.9%). The main challenger was William Watson Petrie III (34.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Aspin and III

Aspin +30.9 pts · won by 64,735 votes
Les AspinDemocraticWINNER64.9%
136,162 votes
William Watson Petrie IIIRepublican34.04%
71,427 votes
Eugene R. Zimmermanamerican1.05%
2,205 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.