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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Wisconsin/WI-09
      1996·US House·Wisconsin·District profile →

      Wisconsin District 9 US House

      Winner
      REP
      F James Sensenbrenner
      74.4%197,910 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Floyd Brenholt
      25.5%67,740 votes
      Margin
      R+49.0
      265,875 total votes
      3 candidates265,875 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      F James SensenbrennerREP✓
      		REP197,91074.4%
      Floyd BrenholtDEM
      		DEM67,74025.5%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2250.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Wisconsin

      2000
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+48.2
      1998
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+91.3
      1994
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+99.8
      1992
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+41.7
      Redistricted
      1990
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+99.7
      1988
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+49.8
      1986
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+56.4
      1984
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+47.3
      1982
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+99.9
      Redistricted
      1980
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+56.8
      1978
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      R+22.3
      1976
      Robert W Kasten Jr.REP
      R+31.8
      View all US House history for Wisconsin →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      F James SensenbrennerREP
      Record26W-0L
      Avg MarginR+55.1
      Career1968-2018
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Floyd BrenholtDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

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