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  WI District 6- Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Wisconsin > WI - District 06
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 03, 1979 - 07:00am
Polls Close April 03, 1979 - 07:00pm
Term Start April 04, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1981 - 11:55pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedPaul December 01, 2012 02:10am
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DescriptionSpecial Election to fill the seat of the deseased member.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameWilliam A. Steiger Votes114,742 (69.62%)
Term01/05/1979 - 12/04/1978 Margin65,957 (+40.02%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Tom Petri Gary R. Goyke
PartyRepublican Democratic
Votes71,715 (50.43%) 70,492 (49.57%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,223 (-0.86%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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