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2016 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election?

Paul Ryan won the 2016 Wisconsin U.S. House District 1 Election. Paul Ryan received 230,072 popular votes (64.95%). The main challenger was Ryan Solen (30.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Ryan and Solen

Ryan +34.7 pts · won by 123,069 votes
Paul RyanRepublicanWINNER64.95%
230,072 votes
Ryan SolenDemocratic30.21%
107,003 votes
Spencer Zimmermantrump conservative2.66%
9,429 votes
Jason LebeckLibertarian2.11%
7,486 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.