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1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aspin won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aspin received 77,146 popular votes (54.49%). The main challenger was William Watson Petrie III (45.51%).

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

Aspin +9.0 pts · won by 12,709 votes
Les AspinDemocraticWINNER54.49%
77,146 votes
William Watson Petrie IIIRepublican45.51%
64,437 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.