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1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election?

Toby Roth won the 1978 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election. Toby Roth received 101,856 popular votes (57.94%). The main challenger was Robert J. Cornell (42.05%).

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

Roth +15.9 pts · won by 27,931 votes
Toby RothRepublicanWINNER57.94%
101,856 votes
Robert J. CornellDemocratic42.05%
73,925 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.