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1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election?

Henry S. Reuss won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election. Henry S. Reuss received 129,574 popular votes (77.03%). The main challenger was David Bathke (22.15%).

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

Reuss +54.9 pts · won by 92,307 votes
Henry S. ReussDemocraticWINNER77.03%
129,574 votes
David BathkeRepublican22.15%
37,267 votes
Frank ForrestalIndependent0.82%
1,371 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.