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Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
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.
Voting in Wisconsin

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
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See also
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Wisconsin elections, 2026
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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.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Wisconsin

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

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
Race trackerRace ratings
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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
Image of Tony Wied
Tony Wied (R) Candidate Connection
 
57.3
 
240,040
Image of Kristin Lyerly
Kristin Lyerly (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Kristin Lyerly
Kristin Lyerly Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Tony Wied
Tony Wied Candidate Connection
 
42.1
 
41,937
Image of Roger Roth
Roger Roth
 
34.5
 
34,344
Image of André Jacque
André Jacque Candidate Connection
 
23.3
 
23,186
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
65

Total votes: 99,532
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Tony Wied
Tony Wied (R)
 
57.2
 
242,003
Image of Kristin Lyerly
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
Image of Kristin Lyerly
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
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
Image of Tony Wied
Tony Wied
 
43.5
 
42,610
Image of Roger Roth
Roger Roth
 
32.5
 
31,874
Image of André Jacque
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

See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 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
Image of Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher (R)
 
72.2
 
223,981
Image of Paul Boucher
Paul Boucher (Independent)
 
15.8
 
48,896
Image of Jacob VandenPlas
Jacob VandenPlas (L) Candidate Connection
 
10.3
 
32,057
Julie Hancock (D) (Write-in)
 
1.0
 
3,160
Image of Robbie Hoffman
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

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
Image of Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
 
84.6
 
79,096
Image of Shaun Clarmont
Shaun Clarmont Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Jacob VandenPlas
Jacob VandenPlas Candidate Connection
 
97.1
 
135
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
4

Total votes: 139
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2020

See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 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
Image of Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher (R)
 
64.2
 
268,173
Image of Amanda Stuck
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

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
Image of Amanda Stuck
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
Image of Mike Gallagher
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

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. The Guardian, "House Republican cites threats and swatting of family as reasons for quitting," accessed May 16, 2024


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