Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
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Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northeastern Wisconsin. It has been represented by Republican Tony Wied since November 12, 2024. It was previously vacant from April 24, 2024, following the effective date of the resignation of Mike Gallagher, a Republican. Gallagher won the open seat vacated by Reid Ribble who retired in 2016. It is also one of only two congressional districts to ever elect a Catholic priest, in the case of Wisconsin’s 8th, Robert John Cornell.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The 8th District has leaned Republican throughout its history; seven Democrats have represented it since its creation, but none have served more than two terms. It became more of a swing seat in the 1990s. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won 55 percent of the vote in the district, while in 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.6 percent of the vote. The last Democrat to represent the district was Steve Kagen from 2007 to 2011. Since Kagen lost in the 2010 election, the seat has been held by Republicans, who have consistently won it by double-digit percent margins in each election to the seat since 2012 and won similarly in statewide elections. The only county in the current district to back the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000, 2004, and 2016 elections was overwhelmingly Native American Menominee County, which has never voted Republican since its creation in 1960, and only Menominee and Door Counties voted Democratic in 2012 and 2020.
Counties and municipalities within the district
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities:[1]
Brown County (24)
- All 24 towns and municipalities
Calumet County (15)
- Appleton (part; also 6th; shared with Outagamie and Winnebago counties), Brillion (city), Brillion (town), Charlestown, Chilton (city), Chilton (town), Harrison, Hilbert, Menasha (part; also 6th; shared with Winnebago County), Potter, Rantoul, Sherwood, Stockbridge (town), Stockbridge (village), Woodville
Door County (19)
- All 19 towns and municipalities
Kewaunee County (14)
- All 14 towns and municipalities
Marinette County (25)
- All 25 towns and municipalities
Menominee County (1)
Oconto County (29)
- All 29 towns and municipalities
Outagamie County (35)
- All 35 towns and municipalities
Shawano County (38)
- All 38 towns and municipalities
Waupaca County (34)
- All 34 towns and municipalities
Winnebago County (2)
- Clayton (part; also 6th), Winchester (part; also 6th)
Recent election results from statewide races
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)
| Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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| 2002[9] | Nov. 5 | Mark Green (inc) | rowspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 152,745 | 72.58% | Andrew M. Becker | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 50,284 | 23.89% | 210,447 | 102,461 |
| Dick Kaiser | Grn. | 7,338 | 3.49% | ||||||||
| 2004[10] | Nov. 2 | Mark Green (inc) | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 248,070 | 70.13% | Dottie Le Clair | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 105,513 | 29.83% | 353,725 | 142,557 |
| 2006[11] | Nov. 7 | Steve Kagen | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | 141,570 | 50.90% | John Gard | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep. | 135,622 | 48.76% | 278,135 | 5,948 |
| 2008[12] | Nov. 4 | Steve Kagen (inc) | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | 193,662 | 54.00% | John Gard | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep. | 164,621 | 45.90% | 358,647 | 29,041 |
| 2010[13] | Nov. 2 | Reid Ribble | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 143,998 | 54.77% | Steve Kagen (inc) | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 118,646 | 45.12% | 262,938 | 25,352 |
2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)
| Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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| 2012[14] | Nov. 6 | Reid Ribble (inc) | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 198,874 | 55.95% | Jamie Wall | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 156,287 | 43.97% | 355,464 | 42,587 |
| 2014[15] | Nov. 4 | Reid Ribble (inc) | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 188,553 | 65.01% | Ron Gruett | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 101,345 | 34.94% | 290,048 | 87,208 |
| 2016[16] | Nov. 8 | Mike Gallagher | rowspan="3" valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 227,892 | 62.65% | Tom Nelson | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 135,682 | 37.30% | 363,780 | 92,210 |
| Wendy Gribben (write-in) | Grn. | 16 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| Jerry Kobishop (write-in) | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 2 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| 2018[17] | Nov. 6 | Mike Gallagher (inc) | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 209,410 | 63.69% | Beau Liegeois | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 119,265 | 36.28% | 328,774 | 90,145 |
| 2020[18] | Nov. 3 | Mike Gallagher (inc) | valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 268,173 | 64.18% | Amanda Stuck | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 149,558 | 35.79% | 417,838 | 118,615 |
2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)
| Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[19] | Nov. 8 | Mike Gallagher (inc) | rowspan="4" valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 223,981 | 72.21% | Paul Boucher | valign="top" Template:Party shading/Independent | Independent | 48,896 | 15.80% | 310,196 | 175,085 |
| Jacob VandenPlas | valign="top" style="background:Template:Party color" | Libertarian | 32,057 | 10.30% | ||||||||
| Julie Hancock (write-in) | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 3,160 | 1.02% | ||||||||
| Robbie Hoffman (write-in) | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 135 | 0.04% | ||||||||
| 2024[20] | Nov. 5 | Tony Wied | rowspan="3" valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 240,040 | 57.3% | Kristin Lyerly | valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. | 178,666 | 42.6% | 418,978 | |
| Write-in | valign="top" Template:Party shading/Independent | Independent | 272 | 0.1% | ||||||||
See also
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References
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- ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST55/CD118_WI08.pdf
- ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::aa64c8f5-837c-474f-819f-6eaa1094d776
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
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