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1986 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

Wisconsin · 3 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. House race

Who won the 1986 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aspin won the 1986 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aspin received 106,288 popular votes (74.26%). The main challenger was Iris Peterson (24.1%).

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

Aspin +50.2 pts · won by 71,793 votes
Les AspinDemocraticWINNER74.26%
106,288 votes
Iris PetersonRepublican24.1%
34,495 votes
John Graflabor and farm1.64%
2,354 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.