By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
MADISON, Wisconsin: Wisconsin had eight U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. Seven total incumbents sought re-election on November 6, 2012, and all seven won their seats back. The only incumbent not to run for re-election, Tammy Baldwin, was elected to the US Senate.
Here are the candidates who won election from Wisconsin.
| Members of the U.S. House from Wisconsin -- Partisan Breakdown
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| Party
|
As of November 2012
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After the 2012 Election
|
|
|
Democratic Party
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3
|
3
|
|
|
Republican Party
|
5
|
5
|
| Total
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8
|
8
|
There were a total of 8 seats up for election in 2012 in Wisconsin. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
|---|
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election
|  Paul Ryan | 11.5% | 365,058 | Rob Zerban |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 2 General Election
|  Mark Pocan | 36% | 390,898 | Chad Lee |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3 General Election
| Ron Kind | 28.3% | 339,764 | Ray Boland |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election
| Gwen Moore | 47.4% | 325,788 | Dan Sebring |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 5 General Election
| Jim Sensenbrenner | 35.7% | 369,664 | Dave Heaster |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 6 General Election
| Tom Petri | 24.3% | 359,745 | Joe Kallas |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 General Election
| Sean Duffy | 12.3% | 359,669 | Pat Kreitlow |
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election
| Reid Ribble | 12% | 355,464 | Jamie Wall |
National picture
Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House.
Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.
| 2012 United States House General Election Results
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| Party
|
Total Winners
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Incumbent Winners
|
Defeated Incumbents
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Incumbent Re-Election Rate**
|
Non-Incumbent Winners
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| Democratic
|
201
|
151
|
10
|
93.8%
|
50
|
| Republican
|
234
|
198
|
17
|
92.1%
|
35
|
| TOTALS
|
435
|
349
|
27
|
92.8%
|
85
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| **Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot.
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See also
Keith Deschler
Robert Raymond
