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1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election?

Tom Petri won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election. Tom Petri received 111,348 popular votes (65.01%). The main challenger was Gordon E. Loehr (34.98%).

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

Petri +30.0 pts · won by 51,426 votes
Tom PetriRepublicanWINNER65.01%
111,348 votes
Gordon E. LoehrDemocratic34.98%
59,922 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.