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1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election?

Toby Roth won the 1982 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election. Toby Roth received 101,379 popular votes (57.23%). The main challenger was Ruth C. Clusen (42.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Roth and Clusen

Roth +15.2 pts · won by 26,943 votes
Toby RothRepublicanWINNER57.23%
101,379 votes
Ruth C. ClusenDemocratic42.02%
74,436 votes
Anthony TheisenLibertarian0.75%
1,336 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.