2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

For related races, see 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Wisconsin, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on August 9, 2022. The Republican Party won a majority of Wisconsin's U.S. House delegation, as well as, notably, 55.5 percent of the statewide vote.

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 3 Seats won 6 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,403,080 1,012,955 Percentage 55.54% 40.10% Swing 4.11% 8.40%
Party gains District results County results      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Results summary

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican Party	8	1,403,080	55.54%	6	1	75.00%
	Democratic Party	6	1,012,955	40.10%	2	1	25.00%
	Independent	5	78,058	3.09%	0		0%
	Libertarian Party	1	32,057	1.27%	0		0%
Total		20	2,526,150	100%	8		100%

Popular vote Republican   55.54% Democratic   40.10% Independent   3.09% Libertarian   1.27%

House seats Republican   75.0% Democratic   25.0%

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	162,610	54.05%	135,825	45.14%	2,432	0.81%	300,867	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	101,890	26.92%	268,740	70.99%	7,907	2.09%	378,537	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	164,743	51.82%	152,977	48.12%	202	0.06%	317,922	100.00%	Republican gain
District 4	57,660	23.08%	191,955	76.83%	223	0.09%	249,838	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	243,741	64.39%	134,581	35.55%	201	0.05%	378,523	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	239,231	94.93%	0	0%	12,768	5.07%	251,999	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	209,224	61.85%	128,877	38.10%	167	0.05%	338,268	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	223,981	72.21%	0	0%	86,215	27.79%	310,196	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,403,080	55.54%	1,012,955	40.10%	110,115	4.36%	2,526,150	100.00%

District 1

2022 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Bryan Steil Ann Roe Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,610 135,825 Percentage 54.1% 45.1%

Results by county Results by precinct Steil:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Roe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%      Tie

U.S. Representative before election Bryan Steil Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bryan Steil Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 1st congressional district

The 1st district encompasses Janesville, Kenosha, and Racine. The incumbent was Republican Bryan Steil, who had represented the district since 2019 and was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bryan Steil, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Steil (incumbent)	73,191	99.2
	Write-in		571	0.8
Total votes			73,762	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Roe, businesswoman and activist^[5]

Endorsements

Ann Roe

State legislators

• Mark Spreitzer, state assemblyman from the 45th district^[6]

Local officials

• Anthony Kennedy, Kenosha alderman^[7]
• Rollin Pizzala, Kenosha alderman^[7]
• Donald Trottier, member of the Racine County board of supervisors^[7]

Organizations

• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[8]

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union^{[7][better source needed]}
• Wisconsin AFL–CIO^[9]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Roe	48,148	99.8
	Write-in		112	0.2
Total votes			48,260	100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Charles Barman

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid R	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid R	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe R	July 28, 2022
Politico[13]	Likely R	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Likely R	September 28, 2022

Results

Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Steil (incumbent)	162,610	54.1
	Democratic	Ann Roe	135,825	45.1
	Independent	Charles Barman	2,247	0.7
	Write-in		185	0.1
Total votes			300,867	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2022 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Mark Pocan Erik Olsen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 268,740 101,890 Percentage 71.0% 26.9%

County results Pocan:      50–60%      70–80% Olsen:      50–60%

Precinct results Pocan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Olsen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Mark Pocan Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mark Pocan Democratic

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd congressional district covers Dane County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Sauk County and Green County, as well as portions of Richland County and Rock County. The district includes Madison, the state's capital, its suburbs and some of the surrounding areas. The incumbent was Democrat Mark Pocan, who was elected with 69.7% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Pocan, incumbent U.S. representative^[20]

Endorsements

Mark Pocan

Organizations

• Progressive Democrats of America^[21]
• Sierra Club^[22]

Labor unions

• Wisconsin AFL–CIO^[23]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pocan (incumbent)	106,595	99.8
	Write-in		198	0.2
Total votes			106,793	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Erik Olsen, attorney^[24]

Eliminated in primary

• Charity Barry, businesswoman^[25]

Failed to qualify

• Peter Theron, Republican nominee for this district in 2020, 2016, 2014 and 2008^[26]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Olsen	21,774	49.8
	Republican	Charity Barry	21,711	49.7
	Write-in		225	0.5
Total votes			43,710	100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Douglas Alexander

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid D	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid D	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe D	March 9, 2022
Politico[13]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Safe D	September 28, 2022

Results

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pocan (incumbent)	268,740	71.0
	Republican	Erik Olsen	101,890	26.9
	Independent	Douglas Alexander	7,689	2.0
	Write-in		218	0.1
Total votes			378,537	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2022 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Derrick Van Orden Brad Pfaff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 164,743 152,977 Percentage 51.8% 48.1%

County results Precinct results Van Orden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Pfaff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Ron Kind Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district takes in the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin including Eau Claire and La Crosse. The incumbent was Democrat Ron Kind, who was reelected with 51.3% of the vote in 2020.^[2] On August 10, 2021, Kind announced his retirement.^[27]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Pfaff, state senator^[28]

Eliminated in primary

• Rebecca Cooke, businesswoman^[29][30]
• Deb McGrath, former Army captain and CIA officer^[31]
• Mark Neumann, La Crosse City Council member, retired pediatrician, and candidate for this district in 2020^[32]

Withdrew

• Brett Knudsen, podcast host and U.S Navy veteran^[33][34]

Declined

• Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. representative^[27]

Endorsements

Rebecca Cooke

Federal officials

• Ada Deer, former Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs (1993–1997)^[35]

State officials

• Barbara Lawton, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin (2003–2011)^[35]

Labor unions

• Eau Claire Firefighters Local 487^[36]
• International Association of Fire Fighters Local 487^[35]
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Councils 7^[37] & 82^[38]
• Service Employees International Union Wisconsin State Council^[39]
• Stevens Point Firefighters, IAFF Local 484^[36]
• Wisconsin Rapids Firefighters Local 425^[40]

Brad Pfaff

U.S. senators

• Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1989–2013)^[41]

U.S. representatives

• Ron Kind, U.S. representative from WI-03 (1997–present)^[42]

State legislators

• Patty Schachtner, former state senator from the 10th district (2018–2021)^[43]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters^[44]
• New Democrat Coalition Action Fund^[45]
• Sierra Club^[22]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2150^[46]

Deb McGrath

U.S. ambassadors

• John Beyrle, former U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria (2005–2008) and Russia (2008–2012)^[47]
• Robert S. Gelbard, former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia (1988–1991) and Indonesia (1999–2001)^[47]
• Jeffrey D. Levine, former U.S. ambassador to Estonia (2012–2015)^[47][a]
• Thomas Bolling Robertson, former U.S. ambassador to Slovenia (2004–2007)^[47]
• John Tefft, former U.S. ambassador to Lithuania (2000–2003), Georgia (2005–2009), Ukraine (2009–2013) and Russia (2014–2017)^[47]

CIA officials

• James Pavitt, former CIA Deputy Director for Operations (1999–2004)^[47]

Military officials

• Steve Anderson, retired brigadier general^[47]
• Kevin Ryan, retired brigadier general^[47]
• Peter Zwack, retired brigadier general^[47]

U.S. representatives

• Seth Moulton, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district (2015–)^[48]
• Abigail Spanberger, U.S. representative from Virginia's 7th congressional district (2019–)^[49]

State officials

• Kathleen Vinehout, former state senator from the 31st district (2007–2019)^[50]
• Dana Wachs, former state representative from the 91st district (2013–2019)^[51]

Local officials

• Emily Berge, Eau Claire city councilwoman^[52]
• Ryland Erdman, Menomonie city councilman^[53]
• Meleesa Johnson, Stevens Point city council president^[54]
• Rod Jones, Eau Claire city councilman^[55]
• Margaret Larson, La Crosse County board member^[56]
• Joshua Miller, Eau Claire city councilman^[57]

Organizations

• Elect Democratic Women^{[58][better source needed]}
• Minocqua Brewing Company^{[58][better source needed]}
• New Politics^[59]
• VoteVets.org^[60]

Debate

2022 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Rebecca Cooke	Deb McGrath	Mark Neumann	Brad Pfaff
1	Jul. 23, 2022			[61]	P	P	P	P

Primary results

Primary results by county:

  Pfaff

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Cooke

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  McGrath

•   40–50%

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Pfaff	24,041	39.0
	Democratic	Rebecca Cooke	19,221	31.2
	Democratic	Deb McGrath	11,770	19.1
	Democratic	Mark Neumann	6,672	10.8
	Write-in		25	0.0
Total votes			61,729	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Derrick Van Orden, retired Navy SEAL and nominee for this district in 2020^[62][63]

Withdrawn

• Denise Hurless^[29][32]

Endorsements

Derrick Van Orden

U.S. executive branch officials

• Richard Grenell, former United States Ambassador to Germany (2018–2020)^[64]
• Nikki Haley, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018)^[65]
• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[66]

U.S. senators

• Tim Scott, U.S. senator from South Carolina (2013–)^[67]

Sheriffs

• 15 county sheriffs^[68]

Organizations

• Congressional Leadership Fund^[69]
• Republican Jewish Coalition^[70]
• Tea Party Express^[71]
• Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police^[72]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derrick Van Orden	65,164	99.3
	Write-in		471	0.7
Total votes			65,635	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Likely R (flip)	October 25, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Lean R (flip)	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Likely R (flip)	October 12, 2022
Politico[13]	Likely R (flip)	October 18, 2022
RCP[14]	Likely R (flip)	October 26, 2022
Fox News[15]	Lean R (flip)	September 20, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid R (flip)	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Likely R (flip)	October 6, 2022
The Economist[18]	Likely R (flip)	September 28, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Brad Pfaff (D)	Derrick Van Orden (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[73][A]	August 18–19, 2022	626 (V)	± 3.9%	40%	45%	15%
Cygnal (R)[74][B]	August 15–18, 2022	403 (LV)	± 4.9%	38%	50%	12%

Hypothetical polling

Deb McGrath vs. Derrick Van Orden

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Deb McGrath (D)	Derrick Van Orden (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[75][C]	June 1–2, 2022	602 (V)	± 4.0%	38%	47%	15%

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Generic Democrat	Generic Republican	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[74][B]	August 15–18, 2022	403 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	51%	9%

Results

Although some prediction sites such as DDHQ gave a "Solid R" prediction, Van Orden faced a relatively more competitive race than some had predicted, as Pfaff made a more competitive performance than expected. As a result, Van Orden won only by a near 4% margin.

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derrick Van Orden	164,743	51.8
	Democratic	Brad Pfaff	152,977	48.1
	Write-in		202	0.1
Total votes			317,922	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

2022 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Gwen Moore Tim Rogers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 191,955 57,660 Percentage 75.3% 22.6%

Precinct results Moore:      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Gwen Moore Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gwen Moore Democratic

See also: Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses Milwaukee County, taking in the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, and West Milwaukee, as well as the North Shore communities of Glendale, Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, Bayside, and Brown Deer. The incumbent was Democrat Gwen Moore, who was reelected with 74.7% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. representative^[76]

Endorsements

Gwen Moore

Organizations

• Feminist Majority PAC^[77]
• Sierra Club^[22]

Labor unions

• Wisconsin AFL–CIO^[23]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	72,845	99.6
	Write-in		325	0.4
Total votes			73,170	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Rogers, nominee for this district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Travis Clark^[78]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Rogers	16,528	74.3
	Republican	Travis Clark	5,583	25.1
	Write-in		135	0.6
Total votes			22,246	100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Robert Raymond

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid D	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid D	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe D	March 9, 2022
Politico[13]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Safe D	September 28, 2022

Results

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	191,955	75.3
	Republican	Tim Rogers	57,660	22.6
	Independent	Robert Raymond	5,164	2.0
	Write-in		233	0.1
Total votes			255,012	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2022 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Scott Fitzgerald Mike Van Someren Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 243,741 134,581 Percentage 64.4% 35.6%

County results Fitzgerald:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Van Someren:      50–60%

Precinct results Fitzgerald:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Van Someren:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Scott Fitzgerald Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Fitzgerald Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

The 5th district takes in the northern and western suburbs of Milwaukee, including Washington County, Jefferson County, as well as most of Waukesha County. The incumbent was Republican Scott Fitzgerald, who was elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Fitzgerald, incumbent U.S. representative^[79]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Fitzgerald (incumbent)	118,411	99.4
	Write-in		769	0.6
Total votes			119,180	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Van Someren, attorney^[80]

Failed to qualify

• Ronald Remmel, medical electronics manufacturer and college professor^[81]

Withdrawn

• Jessica Katzenmeyer (running for State Senate)^[82]

Endorsements

Jessica Katzenmeyer (withdrawn)

State legislators

• Jonathan Brostoff, state assemblyman from the 19th district (2015-2022)^[83]
• Tim Carpenter, state senator from the 3rd district (2003-)^[83]
• Francesca Hong, state assemblywoman from the 76th district (2021-)^[83]
• LaTonya Johnson, state senator from the 6th district (2017-)^[83]
• Greta Neubauer, Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly^[83]

County officials

• George Christenson, Milwaukee County county clerk^[84]
• Ryan Clancy, Milwaukee County county supervisor^[84]
• Jason Haas, Milwaukee County county supervisor^[83]
• Michelle Ritt, Dane County county supervisor^[84]
• Zoe Roberts, Eau Claire County county supervisor^[84]
• Emily Voight, Calumet County county supervisor^[84]

City officials

• Kate Cronin, Verona alderman^[83]
• Bryan Kennedy, Glendale mayor^[84]
• Lindsay Lemmer, Madison alderwoman^[84]
• Vered Meltzer, Appleton alderwoman^[84]
• Regina Vidaver, Madison alderwoman^[84]
• Vince Vitale, West Allis alderman^[84]
• Aaron Wojciechowski, Oshkosh city councilman^[83]
• JoCasta Zamarripa, member of the Milwaukee Common Council^[84]

Organizations

• Freethought Equality Fund PAC^[85]
• LPAC^[85]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Van Someren	44,305	99.9
	Write-in		62	0.1
Total votes			44,367	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid R	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid R	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe R	March 9, 2022
Politico[13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Safe R	September 28, 2022

Endorsements

Mike Van Someren (D)

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[22]

Results

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Fitzgerald (incumbent)	243,741	64.4
	Democratic	Mike Van Someren	134,581	35.5
	Write-in		201	0.1
Total votes			378,523	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2022 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Glenn Grothman Party Republican Popular vote 239,231 Percentage 94.9%

County results Grothman:      >90%

Precinct results Grothman:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Glenn Grothman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based in east-central Wisconsin, encompassing part of the Fox River Valley, and takes in Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, and Sheboygan. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Grothman, who was reelected with 59.2% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Grothman, incumbent U.S. representative^[86]

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Mullenix, management consultant^[87]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Grothman (incumbent)	84,056	82.5
	Republican	Douglas Mullenix	17,773	17.4
	Write-in		82	0.1
Total votes			101,911	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Failed to qualify

• Amy Washburn, attorney^[88]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid R	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid R	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe R	March 9, 2022
Politico[13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Safe R	September 28, 2022

Results

Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Grothman (incumbent)	239,231	94.9
	Write-in		12,768	5.1
Total votes			251,999	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2022 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Tom Tiffany Richard Ausman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,224 128,877 Percentage 61.9% 38.1%

County results Tiffany:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Ausman:      50-60%

Precinct results Tiffany:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ausman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tom Tiffany Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in northwestern Wisconsin and includes Wausau and Superior. The incumbent was Republican Tom Tiffany, who was reelected with 60.7% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Tiffany, incumbent U.S. representative^[89]

Eliminated in primary

• David Kunelius, teacher

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany (incumbent)	80,675	86.6
	Republican	David Kunelius	12,456	13.4
	Write-in		52	0.0
Total votes			93,183	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Ausman, businessman^[90]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Ausman	43,265	99.8
	Write-in		67	0.2
Total votes			43,332	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid R	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid R	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe R	March 9, 2022
Politico[13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Safe R	September 28, 2022

Results

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany (incumbent)	209,224	61.8
	Democratic	Richard Ausman	128,877	38.1
	Write-in		167	0.1
Total votes			338,268	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2022 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Gallagher Paul Boucher Jacob VandenPlas Party Republican Independent Libertarian Popular vote 223,981 48,896 32,057 Percentage 72.21% 15.76% 10.33%

County results Precinct results Gallagher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Boucher:      40–50% VandenPlas:      30–40%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Mike Gallagher Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

The 8th district encompasses northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay and Appleton. The incumbent was Republican Mike Gallagher, who was reelected with 64.2% of the vote in 2020.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Gallagher, incumbent U.S. representative^[91]

Eliminated in primary

• Shaun Clarmont

Endorsements

Mike Gallagher

U.S. executive branch officials

• Mike Pompeo, former United States Secretary of State (2018-2021)^[92]

Organizations

• New Politics^[93]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Gallagher (incumbent)	79,096	84.6
	Republican	Shaun Clarmont	14,377	15.4
	Write-in		76	0.0
Total votes			93,459	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Failed to qualify

• Rahb Kettleson, truck driver^[94]

Libertarian primary

Nominee

• Jacob VandenPlas, farmer

Independents

Declared

• Paul Boucher

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[10]	Solid R	March 8, 2022
Inside Elections[11]	Solid R	March 15, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Safe R	March 9, 2022
Politico[13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP[14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist[18]	Safe R	September 28, 2022

Results

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, 2022^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Gallagher (incumbent)	223,981	72.2
	Independent	Paul Boucher	48,896	15.8
	Libertarian	Jacob VandenPlas	32,057	10.3
	Write-in		5,262	1.7
Total votes			310,196	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Article says ambassador-at-large.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by Pfaff's campaign
2. This poll was sponsored by the Congressional Leadership Fund
3. This poll was sponsored by McGrath's campaign