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1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert W. Kastenmeier won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert W. Kastenmeier received 142,037 popular votes (53.98%). The main challenger was James A. Wright (45.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Kastenmeier and Wright

Kastenmeier +8.6 pts · won by 22,523 votes
Robert W. KastenmeierDemocraticWINNER53.98%
142,037 votes
James A. WrightRepublican45.42%
119,514 votes
Leslie Graves KeyLibertarian0.6%
1,582 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.