2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

For related races, see 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 6, 2018, 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. The Wisconsin partisan primary was held on August 14, 2018, with the governor, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, odd-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats, and all Wisconsin Assembly seats on the ballot.^[1]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 →
All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 3 Seats won 5 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,172,993 1,367,497 Percentage 45.61% 53.18% Swing 0.20% 3.42%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90>%

Wisconsin was notable for being the only state in which the party that won the popular vote still held a minority of congressional seats in 2018. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel attributed this to the impact of gerrymandering imposed by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature in 2011.^[2]

Results summary

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic Party	8	1,367,492	53.18%	3		37.50%
	Republican Party	7	1,172,964	45.61%	5		62.50%
	Independent	3	21,592	0.84%	0		0.00%
	Write-in	6	49	0.00%	0		0.00%
	Scattering		9,558	0.37%	0		0.00%
Total		24	2,571,655	100.00%	8		100.00%

Popular vote Democratic   53.18% Republican   45.61% Other   1.21%

House seats Republican   62.50% Democratic   37.50%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:^[3]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	137,508	42.27%	177,492	54.56%	10,317	3.17%	325,317	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	309,116	97.42%	0	0.00%	8,179	2.58%	317,295	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	187,888	59.65%	126,980	40.31%	121	0.04%	314,989	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 4	206,487	75.61%	59,091	21.64%	7,509	2.75%	273,087	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	138,385	37.99%	225,619	61.93%	284	0.08%	364,288	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	144,536	44.46%	180,311	55.47%	218	0.07%	325,065	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	124,307	38.50%	194,061	60.11%	4,472	1.39%	322,840	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	119,265	36.28%	209,410	63.69%	99	0.03%	328,774	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,367,492	53.18%	1,172,964	45.61%	31,199	1.21%	2,571,655	100.00%

District 1

2018 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Bryan Steil Randy Bryce Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,492 137,508 Percentage 54.6% 42.3%

Steil:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80 Bryce:      40–50%      50–60% County results Steil:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Bryce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votesPrecinct results

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

See also: Wisconsin's 1st congressional district

The 1st congressional district is located in southeastern Wisconsin, covering Kenosha County, Racine County and most of Walworth County, as well as portions of Rock County, Waukesha County and Milwaukee County. Incumbent Republican Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and Republican nominee for vice president in the 2012 who had represented the district since 1999, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Ryan could potentially have seen a close race; in hypothetical polling, his main Democratic challenger, Randy Bryce, was behind Ryan by only seven points. Ryan was also facing challenges in the Republican primary from Paul Nehlen, who also challenged Ryan in 2016, and from Nick Polce. Ryan announced on April 11, 2018, that he is not seeking re-election.^[4][5][6] On April 22, Bryan Steil, member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and former personal driver to Ryan, announced his bid for the seat, with news outlets reporting Steil as the Republican Party nominee front-runner.^[7][8]

Candidates

Nominee

• Bryan Steil, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents member^[9][10][7]

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Nehlen, businessman and white nationalist^{[11][12][13][14]}
• Nick Polce, businessman and former Green Beret^[15][16][17]
• Jeremy Ryan, activist^[18][19]
• Kevin Adam Steen, applications engineer^[18]

Withdrew

• Brad Boivin, psychologist^[20] (endorsed Steil)^[21]
• Jeff Wamboldt, county supervisor and police officer^[22][23]

Declined

• Tyler August, Speaker pro tempore of the Wisconsin State Assembly^[9][24]
• Dave Craig, state senator^[9][25]
• Samantha Kerkman, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly^[9][26]
• Steve Nass, state senator^[9]
• Mark Neumann, former U.S. representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1998^[27]
• Reince Priebus, former White House Chief of Staff, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin^[9]
• Paul Ryan, incumbent U.S. representative and 54th Speaker of the House^[4][5][6]
• Robin Vos, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly^[9]
• Van Wanggaard, state senator^[9]

Endorsements

Paul Nehlen

Individuals

• David Duke, white nationalist, conspiracy theorist, former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, and former Louisiana state representative^[28]

Bryan Steil

U.S. representatives

• Sean Duffy, U.S. representative (WI-07)^[29]
• Glenn Grothman, U.S. representative (WI-06)^[29]
• Paul Ryan, House Speaker^[30]
• Jim Sensenbrenner, U.S. representative (WI-05)^[29]

Statewide officials

• Tommy Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin^[31]

State legislators

• Tyler August, Assembly Speaker pro tempore^[32]
• Scott Fitzgerald, Senate Majority Leader^[32]
• Mike Kuglitsch, state representative^[32]
• Amy Loudenbeck, state representative^[32]
• Steve Nass, state senator^[32]
• Jessie Rodriguez, state representative^[32]
• Ken Skowronski, state representative^[32]
• Robin Vos, Assembly Speaker^[32]
• Tom Weatherston, state representative^[32]

Organizations

• Waukesha Young Republicans^[33]
• Wisconsin Right to Life^[34]

Newspapers

• Kenosha News^[35]

Local officials

• Jonathan Delagrave, Racine County executive^[36]
• Paul Farrow, Waukesha County executive^[36]

Individuals

• James Bryce, Democratic candidate Randy Bryce's brother^[37]
• Reince Priebus, former White House Chief of Staff^[38]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Steil	30,883	51.6
	Republican	Nick Polce	8,945	14.9
	Republican	Paul Nehlen	6,635	11.1
	Republican	Kevin Adam Steen	6,262	10.5
	Republican	Jeremy Ryan	6,221	10.4
	Republican	Brad Boivin	924	1.5
Total votes			59,870	100.0

Democratic primary

Two Democrats announced; ironworker Randy Bryce and Janesville school board member Cathy Myers.

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Bryce, ironworker, union activist^[40]

Eliminated in primary

• Cathy Myers, Janesville School Board member (endorsed Randy Bryce)^[41][42]

Withdrawn

• David Yankovich, political writer

Declined

• Peter Barca, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and former U.S. representative^[43]
• Ryan Solen, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Veteran's Caucus secretary/treasurer and nominee for this seat in 2016^[44]

Endorsements

Randy Bryce

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate^[45]

U.S. representatives from Wisconsin^[46]

• Gwen Moore, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
• Dave Obey, former U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

U.S. representatives outside of Wisconsin

• Ruben Gallego, U.S. representative from Arizona's 7th congressional district
• Joe Kennedy, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
• Barbara Lee, U.S. representative from California's 13th congressional district
• Ted Lieu, U.S. representative from California's 33rd congressional district
• Jan Schakowsky, U.S. representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district
• Adam Schiff, U.S. representative from California's 28th congressional district
• Mark Takano, U.S. representative from California's 41st congressional district

Wisconsin state senators

• Tim Carpenter, Senate District 3
• Chris Larson, Senate District 7
• Robert Wirch, Senate District 22

Wisconsin state representatives

• Mandela Barnes (former), Assembly District 11
• Jonathan Brostoff, Assembly District 19
• David Crowley, Assembly District 17
• Evan Goyke, Assembly District 18
• Greta Neubauer, Assembly District 66
• Tod Ohnstad, Assembly District 65
• Daniel Riemer, Assembly District 7
• Christine Sinicki, Assembly District 20
• Robert Turner (former), Assembly District 61
• JoCasta Zamarripa, Assembly District 8

Labor unions

• American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
• International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
• National Nurses United
• Service Employees International Union
• United Auto Workers
• United Food and Commercial Workers
• Wisconsin State Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

• Blue America
• Common Defense
• Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
• Democracy for America
• End Citizens United
• Justice Democrats^[47]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee
• Social Security Works
• VoteVets
• Working Families Party

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randy Bryce	Cathy Myers	Undecided
Remington (R-CLF)[48]	July 8–9, 2018	1,020	± 3.1%	33%	34%	33%

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Bryce	36,397	59.6
	Democratic	Cathy Myers	24,690	40.4
Total votes			61,087	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bryan Steil (R)

Executive branch officials

• Mike Pence, vice president of the United States^[49]
• Donald Trump, president of the United States^[50]

U.S. representatives

• Sean Duffy, U.S. representative (WI-07)^[29]
• Glenn Grothman, U.S. representative (WI-06)^[29]
• Paul Ryan, House Speaker^[30]
• Jim Sensenbrenner, U.S. representative (WI-05)^[29]

Statewide officials

• Tommy Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin^[31]

State legislators

• Tyler August, Assembly Speaker pro tempore^[32]
• Scott Fitzgerald, Senate Majority Leader^[32]
• Mike Kuglitsch, state representative^[32]
• Amy Loudenbeck, state representative^[32]
• Steve Nass, state senator^[32]
• Jessie Rodriguez, state representative^[32]
• Ken Skowronski, state representative^[32]
• Robin Vos, Assembly Speaker^[32]
• Tom Weatherston, state representative^[32]

Organizations

• Kenosha Professional Police Association^[51]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[52]
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce^[53]
• Waukesha Young Republicans^[33]
• Wisconsin Right to Life^[34]

Local officials

• David Beth, Kenosha County sheriff^[54]
• Jonathan Delagrave, Racine County executive^[36]
• Paul Farrow, Waukesha County executive^[36]
• Kurt Picknell, Walworth County sheriff^[54]
• Christopher Schmaling, Racine County sheriff^[54]
• Richard Schmidt, Milwaukee County sheriff (Democrat)^[54]
• Eric Severson, Waukesha County sheriff^[54]
• Robert Spoden, Rock County sheriff (Democrat)^[54]

Individuals

• James Bryce, Democratic candidate Randy Bryce's brother^[37]
• Reince Priebus, former White House Chief of Staff^[38]
• Kevin Adam Steen, former congressional candidate^[55]

Randy Bryce (D)

Executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[56]

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate^[45]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts

U.S. representatives from Wisconsin^[46]

• Gwen Moore, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
• Dave Obey, former U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

U.S. representatives outside of Wisconsin

• Ruben Gallego, U.S. representative from Arizona's 7th congressional district
• Joe Kennedy, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
• Barbara Lee, U.S. representative from California's 13th congressional district
• Ted Lieu, U.S. representative from California's 33rd congressional district
• Jan Schakowsky, U.S. representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district
• Adam Schiff, U.S. representative from California's 28th congressional district
• Mark Takano, U.S. representative from California's 41st congressional district

Wisconsin state senators

• Tim Carpenter, Senate District 3
• Chris Larson, Senate District 7
• Robert Wirch, Senate District 22

Wisconsin state representatives

• Mandela Barnes (former), Assembly District 11
• Jonathan Brostoff, Assembly District 19
• David Crowley, Assembly District 17
• Evan Goyke, Assembly District 18
• Greta Neubauer, Assembly District 66
• Tod Ohnstad, Assembly District 65
• Daniel Riemer, Assembly District 7
• Christine Sinicki, Assembly District 20
• Robert Turner. (former), Assembly District 61
• JoCasta Zamarripa, Assembly District 8

Labor unions

• American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
• International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
• National Nurses United
• Service Employees International Union
• United Auto Workers
• United Food and Commercial Workers
• Wisconsin State Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

• Blue America
• Common Defence
• Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
• Democracy for America
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[57]
• End Citizens United
• Justice Democrats^[47]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee
• Social Security Works
• VoteVets
• Working Families Party

Newspapers

• The Shepherd Express^[58]

Local officials

• Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City^[59]

Individuals

• Cathy Myers, Janesville School Board member

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bryan Steil (R)	Randy Bryce (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D-Bryce)[60]	October 19–21, 2018	551	–	44%	45%	–
NYT Upshot/Siena College[61]	September 11–13, 2018	500	± 4.7%	50%	44%	6%
Global Strategy Group (D-Bryce)[62]	September 4–8, 2018	400	± 4.9%	45%	45%	10%
Global Strategy Group (D-Bryce)[63]	July 11–15, 2018	401	± 4.9%	40%	41%	—

Hypothetical polling

with Paul Ryan

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Ryan (R)	Randy Bryce (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[64]	November 9–10, 2017	549	± 4.2%	46%	39%	–	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Likely R	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Lean R	October 31, 2018
Politico[72]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results

Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Steil	177,492	54.6
	Democratic	Randy Bryce	137,508	42.2
	Independent	Ken Yorgan	10,006	3.1
	Independent	Joseph Kexel (write-in)	7	0.0
	Write-in		304	0.1
Total votes			325,317	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2018 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Mark Pocan Party Democratic Popular vote 309,116 Percentage 97.4%

Pocan:      >90% Results by county Results by Precinct Pocan:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%      No votesPrecinct results

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. Incumbent Democrat Mark Pocan, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+18.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Pocan, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pocan (incumbent)	115,246	100.0
Total votes			115,246	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[73]	Solid D	November 4, 2018

Results

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pocan (incumbent)	309,116	97.4
	Republican	Joey Wayne Reed (write-in)	29	0.0
	Independent	Rick Cruz (write-in)	8	0.0
	Democratic	Bradley Jason Burt (write-in)	1	0.0
	Write-in		8,141	2.6
Total votes			317,295	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2018 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Ron Kind Steve Toft Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 187,888 126,980 Percentage 59.7% 40.3%

Kind:      50–60%      60–70% Toft:      50–60% County results Kind:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Toft:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Ron Kind Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ron Kind Democratic

See also: Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd congressional district covers much of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin; The district includes the cities of La Crosse and Eau Claire. It borders the states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Incumbent Democrat Ron Kind, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 99% of the vote in 2014. The district had an EVEN PVI, indicating an almost equal support of Democrats and Republicans.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. representative^[74]

Declined

• Juliet Germanotta, ordained minister^[75]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kind (incumbent)	59,643	100.0
Total votes			59,643	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Toft, retired Army colonel^[76]

Withdrawn

• Brandon Cook, small business owner^[75]
• Alex Virijevich

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Toft	35,768	100.0
Total votes			35,768	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[72]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Results

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kind (incumbent)	187,888	59.7
	Republican	Steve Toft	126,980	40.3
	Write-in		121	0.0
Total votes			314,989	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2018 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Gwen Moore Tim Rogers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 206,487 59,091 Percentage 75.7% 21.7%

Moore:      70-80%      No votes County results Moore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rogers:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      No votesPrecinct results

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

See also: Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

The 4th congressional district encompasses a part of Milwaukee County and including all of the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, and West Milwaukee. Recent redistricting has added the Milwaukee County North Shore communities of Glendale, Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, Bayside, and Brown Deer to the district. Incumbent Democrat Gwen Moore, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+25.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Gary George, former state senator, convicted felon and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	76,971	89.0
	Democratic	Gary George	9,466	11.0
Total votes			86,437	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Rogers, deliveryman

Eliminated in primary

• Cindy Werner, Army veteran

Primary results

Republican primary results^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Rogers	8,912	55.6
	Republican	Cindy Werner	7,121	44.4
Total votes			16,033	100.0

Independent candidates

• Robert Raymond

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[73]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Endorsements

Gwen Moore (D)

Newspapers

• The Shepherd Express^[58]

Results

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	206,487	75.6
	Republican	Tim Rogers	59,091	21.7
	Independent	Robert Raymond	7,170	2.6
	Write-in		339	0.1
Total votes			273,087	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2018 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Jim Sensenbrenner Tom Palzewicz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,619 138,385 Percentage 61.9% 38.0%

Sensenbrenner:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80% Palzewicz:      50–60%      60–70% County results Sensenbrenner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Palzewicz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

The 5th congressional district covers all of Washington and Jefferson counties, some of Waukesha and Dodge counties, and portions of Milwaukee and Walworth counties. Incumbent Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, who had represented the district since 1979, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jennifer Hoppe Vipond, pediatrician^[77][78]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent)	73,397	81.2
	Republican	Jennifer Hoppe Vipond	17,010	18.8
Total votes			90,407	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Palzewicz, small businessman^[79]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Palzewicz	43,192	100.0
Total votes			43,192	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[73]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Endorsements

Tom Palzewicz (D)

Newspapers

• The Shepherd Express^[58]

Results

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent)	225,619	61.9
	Democratic	Tom Palzewicz	138,385	38.0
	Write-in		283	0.1
	Democratic	Ramon Garcia (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			364,288	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2018 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Glenn Grothman Dan Kohl Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 180,311 144,536 Percentage 55.4% 45.5%

Grothman:      50–60%      60–70% Kohl:      50–60% County results Grothman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Kohl:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votesPrecinct results

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

See also: Wisconsin's 6th congressional district

The 6th congressional district is located in eastern Wisconsin, including the outer suburbs of Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay, it includes all or portions of the following counties: Adams, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Waushara, and Winnebago. It also includes a small portion of far northern Milwaukee County around River Hills. Incumbent Republican Glenn Grothman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Grothman, incumbent U.S. representative (R-Campbellsport)

Withdrawn

• Scott Olmer

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Grothman (incumbent)	60,485	100.0
Total votes			60,485	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Kohl, attorney, former Milwaukee Bucks executive^[80]

Withdrawn

• Sarah Lloyd, farmer and nominee for this seat in 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kohl	41,862	100.0
Total votes			41,862	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Dan Kohl (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[57]

Newspapers

• The Shepherd Express^[58]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Glenn Grothman (R)	Dan Kohl (D)	Undecided
JMC Analytics/Bold Blue Campaigns[81]	October 29 – November 3, 2018	500	± 4.5%	61%	33%	6%
Change Research (D)[82]	October 27–29, 2018	525	–	50%	48%	–

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Lean R	October 31, 2018
Politico[72]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results

Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Grothman (incumbent)	180,311	55.4
	Democratic	Dan Kohl	144,536	44.5
	Write-in		218	0.1
Total votes			325,065	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2018 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Sean Duffy Margaret Engebretson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,061 124,307 Percentage 60.1% 38.5%

Duffy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Engebretson:      50–60%      60–70% County results Duffy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Engebretson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Sean Duffy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Sean Duffy Republican

See also: Wisconsin's 7th congressional district

The 7th congressional district is located in northern and western Wisconsin, and is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi. The district contains the following counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark (partial), Douglas, Iron, Langlade (partial), Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Wood. Incumbent Republican Sean Duffy, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Duffy, incumbent U.S. representative^[83]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (incumbent)	60,708	100.0
Total votes			60,708	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Margaret Ruth Engebretson, Polk County attorney^[84]

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Ewert, doctor

Withdrawn

• David Beeksma
• Kyle Frenette
• Bob Look
• Dennis Frank Paulaha

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Ruth Engebretson	27,179	57.3
	Democratic	Brian Ewert	20,257	42.7
Total votes			47,436	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[73]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Results

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (incumbent)	194,061	60.1
	Democratic	Margaret Engebretson	124,307	38.5
	Independent	Ken Driessen	4,416	1.4
	Democratic	Bob Look (write-in)	3	0.0
	Write-in		53	0.0
Total votes			322,840	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2018 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Gallagher Beau Liegeois Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,410 119,265 Percentage 63.7% 36.3%

Gallagher:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80% Liegeois:      70-80% County results Gallagher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Liegeois:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votesPrecinct results

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

See also: Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

The 8th congressional district includes Green Bay and Appleton. Incumbent Republican Mike Gallagher, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 63% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Gallagher, incumbent U.S. representative^[85]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Gallagher (incumbent)	62,524	100.0
Total votes			62,524	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Beau Liegeois, Brown County assistant district attorney^[85]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beau Liegeois	38,450	100.0
Total votes			38,450	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[65]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[66]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[68]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[69]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[70]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[71]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[72]	Likely R	November 4, 2018

Results

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Gallagher (incumbent)	209,410	63.7
	Democratic	Beau Liegeois	119,265	36.3
	Write-in		99	0.0
Total votes			328,774	100.0
	Republican hold