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Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

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Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District
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Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2022
Primary: August 9, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Wisconsin
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+3
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was June 1, 2022.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Incumbent Bryan Steil defeated Ann Roe and Charles Barman in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil (R)
 
54.0
 
162,610
Image of Ann Roe
Ann Roe (D)
 
45.1
 
135,825
Image of Charles Barman
Charles Barman (The Going Away Party)
 
0.7
 
2,247
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
185

Total votes: 300,867
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Ann Roe advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Roe
Ann Roe
 
99.8
 
48,148
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
112

Total votes: 48,260
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Incumbent Bryan Steil advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
 
99.2
 
73,191
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
571

Total votes: 73,762
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Wisconsin

Election information in Wisconsin: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 4, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 19, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 19, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 6, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
  • Online: Nov. 3, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 25, 2022 to Nov. 6, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Bryan Steil Republican Party $3,616,862 $2,480,713 $1,511,652 As of December 31, 2022
Ann Roe Democratic Party $838,418 $814,497 $23,921 As of December 31, 2022
Charles Barman The Going Away Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

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 1st Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
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 requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Wisconsin in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wisconsin, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Wisconsin U.S. House All candidates 1,000 N/A 2022-06-01 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Wisconsin District 1
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Wisconsin District 1
starting January 3, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.


Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Wisconsin after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[5] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[6]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Wisconsin
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Wisconsin's 1st 48.3% 50.3% 44.7% 53.9%
Wisconsin's 2nd 70.2% 28.4% 69.4% 29.2%
Wisconsin's 3rd 46.8% 51.5% 46.8% 51.5%
Wisconsin's 4th 75.9% 22.8% 76.2% 22.6%
Wisconsin's 5th 37.9% 60.8% 41.7% 56.8%
Wisconsin's 6th 41.4% 57.0% 41.6% 56.8%
Wisconsin's 7th 39.3% 59.2% 39.3% 59.2%
Wisconsin's 8th 41.5% 57.0% 41.3% 57.2%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Wisconsin.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Wisconsin in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 26, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twenty-two candidates filed to run for Wisconsin's eight U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and 13 Republicans. That's 2.75 candidates per district, less than the 2.88 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.1 in 2018. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Wisconsin was apportioned eight districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

The 22 candidates who filed this year were the fewest candidates running for Wisconsin's U.S. House seats since 2012, when 20 candidates ran. Twenty-three candidates ran in 2020, 25 in 2018, 23 in 2016, and 27 in 2014.

One district — the 3rd — was open. That was the same number of open seats as every other election cycle since 2012. Rep. Ron Kind (D), the incumbent in the 3rd district, did not file for re-election. Five candidates — four Democrats and one Republican — ran to replace Kind, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year.

There were six contested primaries this year — one Democratic and five Republican. That was the same number as in 2020 and 2018 and two fewer than in 2016 and 2014. Four incumbents — two Democrats and two Republicans — did not face any primary challengers. Two districts — the 6th and the 8th — were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats made the ballot.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

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+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 1st the 204th most Republican district nationally.[7]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Wisconsin's 1st based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
48.3% 50.3%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2020

Wisconsin presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R P[8] R D D D R D R R R D R R D R R D D D D D D D R D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Wisconsin and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Wisconsin
Wisconsin United States
Population 5,686,986 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 54,167 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 85.4% 72.5%
Black/African American 6.4% 12.7%
Asian 2.8% 5.5%
Native American 0.9% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2% 4.9%
Multiple 2.4% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 6.8% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.2% 88%
College graduation rate 30.1% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $61,747 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 11.3% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Wisconsin's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Wisconsin, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 1 3 4
Republican 1 5 6
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 8 10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Wisconsin's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Wisconsin, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Tony Evers
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Mandela Barnes
Secretary of State Democratic Party Dogulas J. La Follette
Attorney General Democratic Party Josh Kaul

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Wisconsin State Legislature as of November 2022.

Wisconsin State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 12
     Republican Party 21
     Vacancies 0
Total 33

Wisconsin State Assembly

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 38
     Republican Party 57
     Vacancies 4
Total 99

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Wisconsin was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2022
Two years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D
Senate D R R R D D R D D D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R

District history

2020

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Incumbent Bryan Steil defeated Roger Polack in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil (R)
 
59.3
 
238,271
Image of Roger Polack
Roger Polack (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.6
 
163,170
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
313

Total votes: 401,754
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Roger Polack defeated Josh Pade in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Roger Polack
Roger Polack Candidate Connection
 
58.1
 
28,698
Image of Josh Pade
Josh Pade
 
41.7
 
20,608
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
109

Total votes: 49,415
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Incumbent Bryan Steil advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
 
99.7
 
40,273
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
131

Total votes: 40,404
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Bryan Steil defeated Randy Bryce and Ken Yorgan in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil (R)
 
54.6
 
177,492
Image of Randy Bryce
Randy Bryce (D)
 
42.3
 
137,508
Image of Ken Yorgan
Ken Yorgan (Independent)
 
3.1
 
10,006
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
7

Total votes: 325,013
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

Randy Bryce defeated Catherine Myers in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Randy Bryce
Randy Bryce
 
59.6
 
36,406
Image of Catherine Myers
Catherine Myers
 
40.4
 
24,699

Total votes: 61,105
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
 
51.6
 
30,885
Image of Nick Polce
Nick Polce
 
14.9
 
8,948
Image of Paul Nehlen
Paul Nehlen
 
11.1
 
6,638
Kevin Steen
 
10.5
 
6,262
Jeremy Ryan
 
10.4
 
6,226
Image of Bradley Thomas Boivin
Bradley Thomas Boivin
 
1.5
 
924

Total votes: 59,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Ryan (R) defeated Ryan Solen (D), Jason Lebeck (L), and Spencer Zimmerman (Trump Conservative) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ryan defeated Paul Nehlen in the Republican primary, while Solen defeated Tom Breu to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.[9][10]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Ryan Incumbent 65% 230,072
     Democratic Ryan Solen 30.2% 107,003
     Trump Conservative Spencer Zimmerman 2.7% 9,429
     Libertarian Jason Lebeck 2.1% 7,486
Total Votes 353,990
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Ryan Incumbent 84.1% 57,364
Paul Nehlen 15.9% 10,864
Total Votes 68,228
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission
U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Solen 59.1% 14,639
Tom Breu 40.9% 10,142
Total Votes 24,781
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

2014

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Paul Ryan (R) defeated Rob Zerban (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Ryan Incumbent 63.3% 182,316
     Democratic Rob Zerban 36.6% 105,552
     Independent Keith Deschler - Write-in 0% 29
     N/A Scattering 0.1% 273
Total Votes 288,170
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Zerban 77.6% 25,627
Amar Kaleka 22.2% 7,318
Scattering 0.2% 71
Total Votes 33,016
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Ryan Incumbent 94.3% 40,813
Jeremy Ryan 5.7% 2,450
Scattering 0.1% 30
Total Votes 43,293
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board


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. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  6. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  7. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  8. Progressive Party
  9. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 2, 2016
  10. Politico, "Wisconsin House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016


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