1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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Of the 10 Wisconsin incumbents, 8 were re-elected, 1 retired, and 1 lost re-election.

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Les Aspin Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected. Les Aspin (Democratic) 64.4%
Merrill E. Stalbaum (Republican) 34.9%
Charles J. Fortner (American) 0.7%
Wisconsin 2 Robert W. Kastenmeier Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Robert W. Kastenmeier (Democratic) 68.2%
J. Michael Kelly (Republican) 31.4%
Lavern F. Krohn (American) 0.5%
Wisconsin 3 Vernon Wallace Thomson Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected. Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican) 54.7%
Walter Thoresen (Democratic) 44.6%
Keith Ellison (American) 0.7%
Wisconsin 4 Clement J. Zablocki Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Clement J. Zablocki (Democratic) 75.7%
Phillip D. Mrozinski (Republican) 22.8%
Eugene Annell (American) 1.5%
Wisconsin 5 Henry S. Reuss Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Henry S. Reuss (Democratic) 77.3%
Frederick Van Hecke (Republican) 20.4%
George Sprague (American) 1.7%
R. Julian Chapman (Independent) 0.6%
Wisconsin 6 William A. Steiger Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. William A. Steiger (Republican) 65.8%
James A. Adams (Democratic) 32.0%
Valeria M. Sitter (AI) 2.1%
Wisconsin 7 Dave Obey Democratic Incumbent re-elected. Dave Obey (Democratic) 62.8%
Alvin E. O'Konski (Republican) 37.2%
Alvin E. O'Konski
Redistricted from the 10th district
Republican 1942 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
Wisconsin 8 John W. Byrnes Republican 1944 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Harold Vernon Froehlich (Republican) 50.4%
Robert J. Cornell (Democratic) 48.5%
Clyde Bunker (American) 1.1%
Wisconsin 9 Glenn R. Davis Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Glenn R. Davis (Republican) 61.4%
Ralph A. Fine (Democratic) 36.7%
George Reed (American) 1.9%

See also[]

  • List of United States representatives from Wisconsin
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1972



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