1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 9 Election?

F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. won the 1980 Wisconsin U.S. House District 9 Election. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. received 206,227 popular votes (78.39%). The main challenger was Gary C. Benedict (21.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Benedict

Jr. +56.8 pts · won by 149,389 votes

F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.RepublicanWINNER78.39%

206,227 votes

Gary C. Benedict Democratic21.6%

56,838 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.