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1988 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aspin won the 1988 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aspin received 158,552 popular votes (76.16%). The main challenger was Bernard J. Weaver (23.84%).

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

Aspin +52.3 pts · won by 108,932 votes
Les AspinDemocraticWINNER76.16%
158,552 votes
Bernard J. WeaverRepublican23.84%
49,620 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.