Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2026
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Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: Pending |
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8
Incumbent Tony Wied, Rick Crosson, and Mark Scheffler are running in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 8 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Tony Wied (R) | |
Rick Crosson (D) | ||
![]() | Mark Scheffler (D) |
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Voting information
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Tony Wied | Republican Party | $301,822 | $106,590 | $240,463 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Rick Crosson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Mark Scheffler | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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9/2/2025 | 8/26/2025 | 8/19/2025 | 8/12/2025 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access
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District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
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.[5]
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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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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District analysis
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See also
Wisconsin | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ The Guardian, "House Republican cites threats and swatting of family as reasons for quitting," accessed May 16, 2024