Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District

Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Gwen Moore

Assumed office: January 3, 2005

Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Gwen Moore (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Wisconsin representatives represented an average of 737,184 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 712,279 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) is running in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gwen Moore (D)

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See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Tim Rogers (R), Robert Raymond (Independent), and Micah Leavitt (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore (D)	74.8	249,938
		Tim Rogers (R)	22.4	74,921
		Robert Raymond (Independent)	2.6	8,792
	Submit photo	Micah Leavitt (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	618

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,282
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore	99.5	85,017
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5%	411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,428
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Tim Rogers (R) defeated Purnima Nath (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rogers	71.2	13,382
		Purnima Nath	28.4	5,348
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	69

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,799
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See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Tim Rogers (R) and Robert Raymond (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore (D)	75.3	191,955
		Tim Rogers (R)	22.6	57,660
		Robert Raymond (Independent)	2.0	5,164
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	233

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 255,012
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore	99.6	72,845
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	325

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,170
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Tim Rogers (R) defeated Travis Clark (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rogers	74.3	16,528
	Submit photo	Travis Clark	25.1	5,583
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6%	135

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,246
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See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Tim Rogers (R) and Robert Raymond (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore (D)	74.6	232,668
		Tim Rogers (R)	22.7	70,769
		Robert Raymond (Independent)	2.5	7,911
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	349

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 311,697
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aneb Jah Rasta Sensas-Utcha Nefer I (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore	99.4	68,898
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6%	392

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,290
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Turner (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Tim Rogers (R) defeated Cindy Werner (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rogers	50.2	6,685
		Cindy Werner	49.5	6,598
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,324
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Travis Clark (R)

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Tim Rogers (R) and Robert Raymond (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore (D)	75.7	206,487
		Tim Rogers (R)	21.7	59,091
		Robert Raymond (Independent)	2.6	7,170

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,7480
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Gary George (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gwen Moore	89.0	76,991
		Gary George	11.0	9,468

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,4590
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4

Tim Rogers (R) defeated Cindy Werner (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rogers	55.6	8,912
		Cindy Werner	44.4	7,122

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,0340
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Andy Craig (L) and Robert Raymond (independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Moore defeated Gary George in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore Incumbent	77%	220,181
	Independent	Robert Raymond	11.7%	33,494
	Libertarian	Andy Craig	11.3%	32,183
Total Votes				285,858
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gwen Moore Incumbent	84.7%	55,256
Gary George	15.3%	10,013
Total Votes		65,269
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

2014

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) defeated Dan Sebring (R) and Robert Raymond (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore Incumbent	70.2%	179,045
	Republican	Dan Sebring	26.9%	68,490
	Independent	Robert Raymond	2.7%	7,002
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	355
Total Votes				254,892
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

2012

See also: Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Gwen Moore won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore Incumbent	72.2%	235,257
	Republican	Dan Sebring	24.8%	80,787
	Independent	Robert Raymond	2.8%	9,277
	Miscellaneous	N/A	0.1%	467
Total Votes				325,788
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)

2010
On November 2, 2010, Gwen Moore won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Dan Sebring (R) and Eddie Ahmad Ayyash (Coalition on Government Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore incumbent	69%	143,559
	Republican	Dan Sebring	29.6%	61,543
	Coalition on Government Reform	Eddie Ahmad Ayyash	1.3%	2,802
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	199
Total Votes				208,103

2008
On November 4, 2008, Gwen Moore won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Michael D. LaForest (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore incumbent	87.6%	222,728
	Independent	Michael D. LaForest	11.5%	29,282
	N/A	Scattering	0.9%	2,169
Total Votes				254,179

2006
On November 7, 2006, Gwen Moore won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Perfecto Rivera (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore incumbent	71.3%	136,735
	Republican	Perfecto Rivera	28.4%	54,486
	N/A	Scattering	0.3%	521
Total Votes				191,742

2004
On November 2, 2004, Gwen Moore won election to the United States House. She defeated Gerald H. Boyle (R), Tim Johnson (I), Robert R. Raymond (I) and Colin Hudson (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gwen Moore	69.6%	212,382
	Republican	Gerald H. Boyle	28.2%	85,928
	Independent	Tim Johnson	1.2%	3,733
	Independent	Robert R. Raymond	0.6%	1,861
	Constitution	Colin Hudson	0.3%	897
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	341
Total Votes				305,142

2002
On November 5, 2002, Gerald D. Kleczka won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brian Verdin (Wisconsin Green Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gerald D. Kleczka incumbent	86.3%	122,031
	Green Party	Brian Verdin	13%	18,324
	Scattering		0.7%	1,012
Total Votes				141,367

2000
On November 7, 2000, Gerald D. Kleczka won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tim Riener (R) and Nikola Rajnovic (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gerald D. Kleczka incumbent	60.8%	163,622
	Republican	Tim Riener	37.8%	101,811
	Libertarian	Nikola Tajnovic	1.4%	3,705
	Scattering		0%	127
Total Votes				269,265

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Wisconsin after the 2020 census

Wisconsin enacted its congressional districts on March 3, 2022, when the Wisconsin Supreme Court approved congressional proposals submitted by Gov. Tony Evers (D). Evers vetoed a legislatively-approved congressional district map on November 18. Those maps had passed the state Senate on November 8, 2021, by a 21-12 vote split along party lines, with all Republicans in the chamber voting for the proposal and all Democrats voting against it. They had passed the House on November 11 by a 60-38 party-line vote.

After Evers' veto, the Wisconsin Supreme Court assumed control of the drafting process, as the court had agreed in September to decide new districts if the legislature and governor failed to do so. On November 30, the court announced it would seek to make as few changes as possible to the current legislative and congressional maps adopted in 2011. Evers submitted a congressional district map proposal to the supreme court on December 15.

On January 10, 2022, the court issued a 4-3 ruling in which it denied congressional Republicans' request to submit an additional, amended map for the court's consideration and granted Evers the ability to make corrections to the map he submitted. On March 3, 2022, the court adopted Evers' proposal. This map took effect for Wisconsin's 2022 congressional elections.



How does redistricting in Wisconsin work? In Wisconsin, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact and "that they be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines where possible." The state constitution further stipulates that state legislative districts should be contiguous.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Wisconsin after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+26. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 26 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 4th the 24th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 4th the 37th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 75.9%-22.8%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 4th the 39th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 75.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 22.8%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District the 43rd most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Wisconsin
• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

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)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)