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1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election?

William A. Steiger won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election. William A. Steiger received 114,742 popular votes (69.62%). The main challenger was Robert J. Steffes (29.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Steiger and Steffes

Steiger +40.0 pts · won by 65,957 votes
William A. SteigerRepublicanWINNER69.62%
114,742 votes
Robert J. SteffesDemocratic29.6%
48,785 votes
Gordon Ponschockconservative0.78%
1,287 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.