1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Barrett won the 1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Barrett received 141,179 popular votes (73.31%). The main challenger was Paul D. Melotik (24.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Barrett and Melotik

Barrett +48.7 pts · won by 93,795 votes

Tom Barrett DemocraticWINNER73.31%

141,179 votes

Paul D. Melotik Republican24.61%

47,384 votes

James D. Sodernau.s. taxpayers1.92%

3,696 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.