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1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election?

Henry S. Reuss won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election. Henry S. Reuss received 85,067 popular votes (73.07%). The main challenger was James R. W. Medina (25.93%).

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

Reuss +47.1 pts · won by 54,882 votes
Henry S. ReussDemocraticWINNER73.07%
85,067 votes
James R. W. MedinaRepublican25.93%
30,185 votes
Paul GreenbergIndependent0.67%
779 votes
John Edward SokolyIndependent0.33%
386 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.