All U.S. House districts, including the 7th 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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Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 9 Republican primary)
Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 9 Democratic primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Incumbent Tom Tiffany defeated Richard Ausman in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom Tiffany (R)	61.9	209,224
	Richard Ausman (D)	38.1	128,877
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	167

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 338,268
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

George Kellogg (Federalist Party)
Ken Driessen (Independent Direct Participatory Democracy Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Richard Ausman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Richard Ausman	99.8	43,265
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	67

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,332
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Incumbent Tom Tiffany defeated David Kunelius in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Tiffany	86.6	80,675
	Submit photo	David Kunelius	13.4	12,456
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	52

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,183
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Audun Mikkelson (R)

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

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Richard Ausman (D)

Your incumbent is voting against your best interests. He wants to privatize Social Security and he voted against: lowering the cost of insulin; against the PACT Act to provide medical assistance to our veterans; against the infant formula funding bill; against allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices; against an individual’s right to purchase contraceptives; against aid for Ukraine

I believe healthcare is a right; Social Security and Medicare funding can be immediately solved by removing the cap on contributions enjoyed by high wage earners; veteran homelessness has been eradicated in 3 states and 82 municipalities - lets emulate that across the U.S. and help them access community care

In the 116th Congress Tom Tiffany missed 350% more votes than the average congressperson - you need someone showing up to represent your best interests and voting for you!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Richard Ausman (D)

I believe we owe our citizens quality healthcare, it is a right. 58% of all American debt is medical debt. Healthy citizens make for a strong country. Preventive care and addressing medical problems when they are small and inexpensive to cure is both a kindness and is fiscally responsible.

I support a woman’s choice as to what happens with her body, just as I support a man’s choice as to his.

I believe in our democracy and Constitution. I would never conspire to overturn a free and fair election as Mr. Tiffany did.

I believe in taking care of our veterans after they have served our country, and their family.

I am here to fund our law enforcement officers, not defund the blue.

I am a big supporter of retired seniors.

I believe in supporting family farms and in supporting sustainable agriculture.

I am a fiscal conservative. I will look after your tax dollars with care and respect.

There is no room for hate.

I believe the climate crisis is real.

I value our lakes, rivers, and wetlands. and water resources.

I own firearms. However, gun clips do not need to hold more than 5-6 bullets; we need to ensure that every person purchasing a firearm is entitled to purchase a firearm; if someone is legally deemed a danger to themselves or others we need to remove their firearms until they are legally deemed not to be a danger, and If someone is purchasing a firearm for the first time they need to take a gun safety course.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Richard Ausman (D)

Mowed yards and shoveled sidewalks starting in the 4th grade. First official paycheck was for being a busboy at South of the Border restaurant during the summer of 1977.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Richard Ausman (D)

I believe representatives should be limited to twelve years, six terms for House of Representatives and two terms for Senate. I think we should also look at making the term for House of Representatives three years or fours years vs. two, still no more than twelve years total.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Richard Ausman (D)

Having put more than 18,000 miles on my truck since starting this adventure in May, the one constant I hear from meeting with numerous Republicans, Democrats and Independents at fairs, parades, farm events and other events, is they want their members of Congress to compromise to move things forward. Reaching across the aisle is critical to making progress, everyone gives a little to move things forward.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Tom Tiffany	Republican Party	$1,181,269	$964,318	$339,670	As of December 31, 2022
Richard Ausman	Democratic Party	$115,599	$95,604	$23,809	As of December 31, 2022
David Kunelius	Republican Party	$8,100	$8,078	$0	As of December 31, 2022
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.

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 7th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
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 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

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Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; 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+12; Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; 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; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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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 7
until January 2, 2023

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Wisconsin District 7
starting January 3, 2023

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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
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 7th the 121st 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 7th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
39.3%	59.2%

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	Tony Evers
Lieutenant Governor	Mandela Barnes
Secretary of State	Dogulas J. La Follette
Attorney General	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
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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

Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District special election (February 18, 2020 Republican primary)

Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District special election (February 18, 2020 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Tom Tiffany defeated Tricia Zunker in the special general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on May 12, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom Tiffany (R)	57.1	109,498
	Tricia Zunker (D)	42.9	82,135

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 191,633
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robert Schuck (Independent)
Dennis Frank Paulaha (Independent in the Middle Party)
Douglas Lindee (Constitution Party)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Tricia Zunker defeated Lawrence Dale in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on February 18, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tricia Zunker	88.9	35,577
	Lawrence Dale	11.0	4,388
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	34

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,999
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Spencer Zimmerman (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Tom Tiffany defeated Jason Church and Michael Opela Sr. in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on February 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Tiffany	57.4	43,714
		Jason Church	42.5	32,339
	Submit photo	Michael Opela Sr. (Write-in)	0.0	18
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	29

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,100
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2018

See also: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Incumbent Sean Duffy defeated Margaret Engebretson and Ken Driessen in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sean Duffy (R)	60.1	194,061
	Margaret Engebretson (D)	38.5	124,307
	Ken Driessen (Direct Participatory Democracy Party)	1.4	4,416
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 322,787
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Margaret Engebretson defeated Brian Ewert in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Margaret Engebretson	57.3	27,194
	Brian Ewert	42.7	20,285

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,479
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7

Incumbent Sean Duffy advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Duffy	100.0	60,708

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,708
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2016

See also: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 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.^[9]^[10]

**U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sean Duffy Incumbent	61.7%	223,418
	Democratic	Mary Hoeft	38.3%	138,643
Total Votes				362,061
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

**U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sean Duffy Incumbent	89.5%	29,501
Donald Raihala	10.5%	3,456
Total Votes		32,957
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

**U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary Hoeft	80.7%	27,289
Joel Lewis	19.3%	6,531
Total Votes		33,820
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

2014

See also: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District elections, 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.

**U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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

**U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kelly Westlund	77.9%	18,631
Michael Krsiean	22%	5,256
Scattering	0.1%	24
Total Votes		23,911
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

**U.S. House, Wisconsin District 7 Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sean Duffy Incumbent	87.6%	25,707
Don Raihala	12.3%	3,607
John Schiess (write-in)	0%	2
Scattering	0.1%	20
Total Votes		29,336
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

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

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)

[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

[list16-9] Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 2, 2016

[primaryresults16-10] Politico, "Wisconsin House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016

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