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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 |
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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 | 1969 | 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% |
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