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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Wisconsin/WI-01
      1982·US House·Wisconsin·District profile →

      Wisconsin District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Les Aspin
      61.0%95,055 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Peter N Jansson
      38.1%59,309 votes
      Margin
      D+22.9
      155,804 total votes
      4 candidates155,804 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Les AspinDEM✓
      		DEM95,05561.0%
      Peter N JanssonREP
      		REP59,30938.1%
      Arthur F JacksonLIB
      		LIB1,4380.9%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+4.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.5
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202446.9%51.4%R+4.5404,229
      202048.3%50.3%R+2.0393,706
      201645.5%48.2%R+2.7349,322
      201252.6%47.4%D+5.3367,380
      200854.8%43.8%D+10.9361,763

      Seat History

      US House in Wisconsin

      2024
      Bryan SteilREP
      R+10.2
      2022
      Bryan SteilREP
      R+8.9
      Redistricted
      2020
      Bryan SteilREP
      R+18.7
      2018
      Bryan SteilREP
      R+12.3
      2016
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+34.7
      2014
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+26.6
      2012
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+11.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+38.1
      2008
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+29.3
      2006
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+25.4
      2004
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+32.9
      2002
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+36.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+33.3
      1998
      Paul D RyanREP
      R+14.4
      1996
      Mark W NeumannREP
      R+1.8
      View all US House history for Wisconsin →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Les AspinDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1992
      US House
      Full profile →
      Arthur F JacksonLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Peter N JanssonREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1984
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Wisconsin, 1982

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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