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1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aspin won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aspin received 126,222 popular votes (56.24%). The main challenger was Kathryn H. Canary (42.79%).

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

Aspin +13.5 pts · won by 30,175 votes
Les AspinDemocraticWINNER56.24%
126,222 votes
Kathryn H. CanaryRepublican42.79%
96,047 votes
Arthur F. JacksonLibertarian0.97%
2,168 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.