Robbie Hoffman

Robbie Hoffman

Democratic Party

Candidate, President of the United States

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 7, 2028

Robbie Hoffman (Democratic Party) is running for election for President of the United States. Hoffman declared candidacy for the 2028 election.

Hoffman was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin. Hoffman dropped out of the race prior to the primary elections. Hoffman announced his intentions to run for governor in 2018.

Hoffman was also a Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2016.

Elections

2022

See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

Incumbent Mike Gallagher defeated Paul Boucher, Jacob VandenPlas, Julie Hancock, and Robbie Hoffman in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Gallagher (R)	72.2	223,981
		Paul Boucher (Independent)	15.8	48,896
		Jacob VandenPlas (L)	10.3	32,057
	Submit photo	Julie Hancock (D) (Write-in)	1.0	3,160
		Robbie Hoffman (D) (Write-in)	0.0	135
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,967

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,196
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
	Submit photo	Julie Hancock (Write-in)	73.3	4,120
		Other/Write-in votes	26.7	1,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,624
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robin Kettleson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

Incumbent Mike Gallagher defeated Shaun Clarmont in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Gallagher	84.6	79,096
		Shaun Clarmont	15.4	14,377
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,549
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

Jacob VandenPlas advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob VandenPlas	97.1	135
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 139
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2020

See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

Incumbent Mike Gallagher defeated Amanda Stuck in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Gallagher (R)	64.2	268,173
		Amanda Stuck (D)	35.8	149,558
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	107

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,838
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robbie Hoffman (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

Amanda Stuck advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Stuck	99.9	44,793
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	33

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,826
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8

Incumbent Mike Gallagher advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Gallagher	99.8	50,176
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	83

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,259
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2016

Congress

See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. The seat was left open following incumbent Reid Ribble's (R) decision to retire. Mike Gallagher (R) defeated Tom Nelson (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gallagher defeated Frank Lasee and Terry McNulty in the Republican primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Gallagher	62.7%	227,892
	Democratic	Tom Nelson	37.3%	135,682
	N/A	Write-in	0%	18
Total Votes				363,592
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Gallagher	74.5%	40,322
Frank Lasee	19.8%	10,705
Terry McNulty	5.7%	3,109
Total Votes		54,136
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

Hoffman dropped out of the race prior to the primary elections.

President

Hoffman was a 2016 Democratic candidate for President of the United States.

Campaign themes

2022

Robbie Hoffman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Robbie Hoffman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

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