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1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election?

Henry S. Reuss won the 1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election. Henry S. Reuss received 134,935 popular votes (77.77%). The main challenger was Robert L. Hicks (20.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Reuss and Hicks

Reuss +56.8 pts · won by 98,522 votes
Henry S. ReussDemocraticWINNER77.77%
134,935 votes
Robert L. HicksRepublican20.99%
36,413 votes
R. Julian ChapmanIndependent0.9%
1,563 votes
John Edward SokolyIndependent0.34%
597 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.