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1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jay W. Johnson won the 1996 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election. Jay W. Johnson received 129,551 popular votes (52%). The main challenger was David Prosser (47.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Johnson and Prosser

Johnson +4.1 pts · won by 10,153 votes
Jay W. JohnsonDemocraticWINNER52%
129,551 votes
David ProsserRepublican47.92%
119,398 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.