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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Wisconsin (District 03)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Vernon Thomson*
(R)		 Walter Thoresen
(D)		 Keith Ellison
(American)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 112,90554.7% 91,95344.6% 1,4820.7% 160.0% 20,952 206,356
Total R vote: 112,905 (54.7%)      Total D vote: 91,953 (44.6%)      Total Other vote: 1,498 (0.7%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Vernon Thomson* 34,720 79.3%
2   Peter Berg 9,073 20.7%
TOTAL VOTES 43,793  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Walter Thoresen 8,869 38.9%
2   Ray Short 7,562 33.2%
3   Edmund Nix 6,343 27.9%
TOTAL VOTES 22,774