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1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 2 Election?

Scott L. Klug won the 1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 2 Election. Scott L. Klug received 154,557 popular votes (57.38%). The main challenger was Paul R. Soglin (41.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Klug and Soglin

Klug +16.4 pts · won by 44,090 votes
Scott L. KlugRepublicanWINNER57.38%
154,557 votes
Paul R. SoglinDemocratic41.01%
110,467 votes
Ben Maselliberty union1.57%
4,226 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.