1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert J. Cornell won the 1976 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert J. Cornell received 115,996 popular votes (50.85%). The main challenger was Harold V. Froehlich (46.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Cornell and Froehlich

Cornell +3.9 pts · won by 8,948 votes

Robert J. Cornell DemocraticWINNER50.85%

115,996 votes

Harold V. Froehlich Republican46.93%

107,048 votes

Donald D. Hoeftamerican2.22%

5,056 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.