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Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
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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 |
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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.
Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District includes 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 are also in the district.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Sean Duffy Incumbent |
61.7% | 223,418 | |
| Democratic | Mary Hoeft | 38.3% | 138,643 | |
| Total Votes | 362,061 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Sean Duffy Incumbent |
89.5% | 29,501 | ||
| Donald Raihala | 10.5% | 3,456 | ||
| Total Votes | 32,957 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Mary Hoeft |
80.7% | 27,289 | ||
| Joel Lewis | 19.3% | 6,531 | ||
| Total Votes | 33,820 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Sean Duffy   Mary Hoeft |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Joel Lewis - Marathon County board supervisor[11] |
Republican Donald Raihala[4] |
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Withdrew: Phil Salamone (D)[12][13] Ethel Quisler (D)[4] Ken Driessen (Populist)[4] Robert Burke (Libertarian)[4] |
District history
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.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Sean 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
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Pat Kreitlow | 43.8% | 157,524 | |
| Republican | Sean 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 | |||
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| 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
- United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Wisconsin House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Wis. State § 5.62 Partisan primary ballots," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Mary Hoeft for Congress, "Home," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Public Radio, "Wausau Democrat Announces Run For Sean Duffy's Seat In Congress," April 11, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Phil Salamone for U.S. Congress," accessed April 6, 2016
- ↑ Phil for Wisconsin, "Home," accessed May 20, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Wisconsin," accessed November 11, 2012
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