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1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election?

Tom Petri won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election. Tom Petri received 143,980 popular votes (59.35%). The main challenger was Gary R. Goyke (40.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Petri and Goyke

Petri +18.7 pts · won by 45,352 votes
Tom PetriRepublicanWINNER59.35%
143,980 votes
Gary R. GoykeDemocratic40.65%
98,628 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.