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Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District
Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Tony Wied (R).
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
2024
Regular election
See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Tony Wied defeated Kristin Lyerly in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Wied (R)  | 57.3 | 240,040 |
 | Kristin Lyerly (D) | 42.6 | 178,666 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 418,978 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Kristin Lyerly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Lyerly | 100.0 | 56,469 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 56,494 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Tony Wied defeated Roger Roth and André Jacque in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Wied | 42.1 | 41,937 |
 | Roger Roth | 34.5 | 34,344 | |
 | André Jacque | 23.3 | 23,186 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 99,532 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Gallagher (R)
Special election
See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District special election, 2024
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Tony Wied defeated Kristin Lyerly in the special general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Wied (R) | 57.2 | 242,003 |
| Kristin Lyerly (D) | 42.8 | 181,196 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 232 | ||
| Total votes: 423,431 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Kristin Lyerly advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Lyerly | 99.9 | 57,390 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 57,420 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erik Eisenheim (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Tony Wied defeated Roger Roth and André Jacque in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Wied | 43.5 | 42,610 |
| Roger Roth | 32.5 | 31,874 | |
| André Jacque | 24.0 | 23,509 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 98,057 | |||
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The special election filled the vacancy left by Mike Gallagher (R), who cited death threats and swatting incidents targeted toward his family as reasons for his resignation.[1]
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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 310,196 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Julie Hancock (Write-in) | 73.3 | 4,120 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 26.7 | 1,504 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 139 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2020
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 50,259 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Incumbent Mike Gallagher defeated Beau Liegeois in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Gallagher (R) | 63.7 | 209,410 |
 | Beau Liegeois (D) | 36.3 | 119,265 | |
| Total votes: 328,675 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Beau Liegeois advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beau Liegeois | 100.0 | 38,450 |
| Total votes: 38,450 | |||
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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 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Gallagher | 100.0 | 62,524 |
| Total votes: 62,524 | |||
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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.[2][3]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
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2014
The 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Reid Ribble (R) defeated Ron Gruett (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Reid Ribble Incumbent |
65% | 188,553 | |
| Democratic | Ron Gruett | 34.9% | 101,345 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 150 | |
| Total Votes | 290,048 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board | ||||
2012
The 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Reid Ribble won re-election in the district.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jamie Wall | 44% | 156,287 | |
| Republican | Reid Ribble Incumbent |
55.9% | 198,874 | |
| Miscellaneous | N/A | 0.1% | 303 | |
| Total Votes | 355,464 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Reid Ribble won election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Kagen (D) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Reid Ribble |
54.8% | 143,998 | |
| Democratic | Steve Kagen incumbent | 45.1% | 118,646 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 294 | |
| Total Votes | 262,938 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Steve Kagen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Gard (R) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Steve Kagen incumbent |
54% | 193,662 | |
| Republican | John Gard | 45.9% | 164,621 | |
| Scattering | 0.1% | 364 | ||
| Total Votes | 358,647 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Steve Kagen won election to the United States House. He defeated John Gard (R) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Steve Kagen |
50.9% | 141,570 | |
| Republican | John Gard | 48.8% | 135,622 | |
| Scattering | 0.3% | 943 | ||
| Total Votes | 278,135 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Mark Green won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dottie Le Clair (D) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Green incumbent |
70.1% | 248,070 | |
| Democratic | Dottie Le Clair | 29.8% | 105,513 | |
| Scattering | 0% | 142 | ||
| Total Votes | 353,725 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Mark Green won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Andrew M. Becker (D) and Dick Kaiser (Wisconsin Green Party) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Green incumbent |
72.6% | 152,745 | |
| Democratic | Andrew M. Becker | 23.9% | 50,284 | |
| Green Party | Dick Kaiser | 3.5% | 7,338 | |
| Scattering | 0% | 80 | ||
| Total Votes | 210,447 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Mark Green won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dean Reich (D) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Green incumbent |
74.6% | 211,388 | |
| Democratic | Dean Reich | 25.3% | 71,575 | |
| Scattering | 0.1% | 331 | ||
| Total Votes | 283,294 | |||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
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.[11] 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.[12][13]
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.[14] 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.[15] Evers submitted a congressional district map proposal to the supreme court on December 15.[16]
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.[17] On March 3, 2022, the court adopted Evers' proposal.[18] 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.[19]
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.[19]
Wisconsin District 8
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Wisconsin District 8
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2010-2011
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 R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 8th the 154th most Republican district nationally.[20]
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 R+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 8th the 142nd most Republican district nationally.[21]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 57.0%-41.5%.[22]
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 R+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 8th the 143rd most Republican district nationally.[23]
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 41.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.0%.[24]
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 R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District the 172nd most Republican nationally.[25]
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 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.[26]
See also
- Redistricting in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
- Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Guardian, "House Republican cites threats and swatting of family as reasons for quitting," accessed May 16, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Wisconsin House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Wisconsin," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ WPR, "Evers vetoes Republican-drawn redistricting maps," November 18, 2021
- ↑ WIZM News, "GOP-led Wisconsin Senate OKs their own redistricting plan," November 8, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Public Radio, "Assembly passes Republican-drawn political maps," November 11, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Wisconsin Supreme Court takes redistricting lawsuit filed by conservatives," September 23, 2021
- ↑ The Hill, "Wisconsin Supreme Court hands win to GOP in key ruling on new congressional maps," November 30, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Examiner, "Gov. Evers submits ‘least changes’ map to state Supreme Court," December 15, 2021
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court won't let Republicans in Congress offer a second redistricting plan," January 10, 2022
- ↑ Associated Press, "Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts governor’s redistricting maps," March 3, 2022
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 All About Redistricting, "Wisconsin," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
