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Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

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Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
August 9, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Sean Duffy Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Sean Duffy Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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The 7th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Sean Duffy (R) defeated Mary Hoeft (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Duffy defeated Donald Raihala in the Republican primary, while Hoeft defeated Joel Lewis to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
June 1, 2016
August 9, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wisconsin utilizes an open primary system; registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[6][7]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Sean Duffy (R), who was first elected in 2010.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District included Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn counties. Portions of Chippewa, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, and Wood counties were also in the district.[8]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSean Duffy Incumbent 61.7% 223,418
     Democratic Mary Hoeft 38.3% 138,643
Total Votes 362,061
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

Primary election

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSean Duffy Incumbent 89.5% 29,501
Donald Raihala 10.5% 3,456
Total Votes 32,957
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission
U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Hoeft 80.7% 27,289
Joel Lewis 19.3% 6,531
Total Votes 33,820
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party Sean Duffy Approveda
Democratic Party Mary Hoeft

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Mary Hoeft[10] Approveda
Joel Lewis - Marathon County board supervisor[11]

Republican

Sean Duffy - Incumbent[4] Approveda
Donald Raihala[4]

Withdrew:
Phil Salamone (D)[12][13]
Ethel Quisler (D)[4]
Ken Driessen (Populist)[4]
Robert Burke (Libertarian)[4]


District history

2014

See also: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 7th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sean Duffy (R) defeated Kelly Westlund (D) and Lawrence Dale (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSean Duffy Incumbent 59.3% 169,891
     Democratic Kelly Westlund 39.4% 112,949
     Green Lawrence Dale 1.3% 3,686
     Independent Rob Taylor - Write-in 0% 30
     Republican John Schiess - Write-in 0% 5
     N/A Scattering 0% 42
Total Votes 286,603
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

2012

See also: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 7th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Sean Duffy won re-election in the district.[14]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Pat Kreitlow 43.8% 157,524
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSean Duffy Incumbent 56.1% 201,720
     Independent Dale Lehner 0% 20
     Miscellaneous N/A 0.1% 405
Total Votes 359,669
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Wisconsin in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
January 5, 2016 Ballot access Last day for candidates to file nomination papers, declarations of candidacy and campaign registration statements for the spring election
January 15, 2016 Campaign finance January continuing report due
February 8, 2016 Campaign finance Spring pre-primary report due
March 28, 2016 Campaign finance Spring pre-election report due
June 1, 2016 Ballot access Last day for candidates to file nomination papers, declarations of candidacy and campaign registration statements for the general election
July 15, 2016 Campaign finance July continuing report due
August 1, 2016 Campaign finance Fall partisan primary report due
August 9, 2016 Election date State partisan primary election
September 27, 2016 Campaign finance Fourth Tuesday in September report due
October 31, 2016 Campaign finance Fall general election report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
Sources: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Calendar of Election and Campaign Events," accessed January 11, 2016
Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "New Campaign Finance Laws Effective January 1, 2016," December 21, 2015

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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