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1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aspin won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aspin received 95,055 popular votes (61.01%). The main challenger was Peter N. Jansson (38.07%).

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

Aspin +22.9 pts · won by 35,746 votes
Les AspinDemocraticWINNER61.01%
95,055 votes
Peter N. JanssonRepublican38.07%
59,309 votes
Arthur F. JacksonLibertarian0.92%
1,438 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.