United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2016
Wisconsin
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,270,279 1,379,996
Percentage 47.93% 52.07%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

The primaries were held on August 9.

District 1

Republican Paul Ryan has represented the district since being elected in 1998. Since October 29, 2015, he also sits as the current Speaker of the House.

Republican Primary

Declared

Campaign

Nehlen filed campaign papers to run against Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on April 1, 2016 and officially launched his campaign on April 14, with the opening of his first campaign office in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[2] Nehlen claims to have been a Paul Ryan supporter and worked for his election in earlier campaigns but at least one conservative media report has questioned that claim.[3] Nehlen indicated he decided to run against Ryan in 2016 because he felt betrayed by Ryan's positions on immigration and the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty. He accused Ryan of "cronyism and corruption".[4]

According to a Janesville Gazette report about his campaign launch, "Nehlen declined to talk about issues such as abortion and would not say what presidential candidate he supports or whether he would support a Republican running for the presidency."[5] Nehlen ran on a platform calling for secure borders, enforcement of existing immigration laws, and reduced government spending, and he opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty.[6] On May 5, 2016, Nehlen pledged to support Donald Trump for the presidency.[7]

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on July 14, 2016 that Nehlen had hired Dan Backer as his campaign treasurer.[8][9] Backer is nationally known for his fundraising activities.[10][11][12][13]

In an August 2016 radio interview, Nehlen suggested that the United States should "have a discussion" about the possibility of deporting Sharia-adherent Muslims living in the country.[14] The remark occurred when Nehlen was asked about his thoughts regarding the dispute between 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of Humayun Khan, an American Muslim Army captain who died in a suicide bombing while serving in Iraq in 2004. During the interview, Nehlen also said that every mosque in the United States should be monitored for signs of potential radicalization.[15]

Because of Nehlen's support for Trump, Trump publicly thanked him on Twitter and later told The Washington Post that Nehlen was "running a very good campaign", even though he did not endorse him.[16][17][18] On August 5, 2016, Trump endorsed Ryan's re-election after pressure from fellow Republican leaders.[19]

Nehlen lost the Republican Party primary to Ryan.[20] Ryan received 84 percent of the votes, while Nehlen received 16 percent.[21]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Ryan 57,364 84.06
Republican Paul Nehlen 10,864 15.92
Scattering N/A 15 0.02
Total votes 68,243 100

Democratic Primary

Declared
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ryan Solen 14,639 58.87
Democratic Tom Breu 10,142 40.78
Scattering N/A 86 0.35
Total votes 24,867 100

Libertarian

Jason Lebeck, I.T. technician, is running as a Libertarian.[30]

Results

Libertarian primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jason Lebeck 195 97.50
Scattering N/A 5 0.50
Total votes 200 100

Trump Conservative

Spencer Zimmerman is running as a Trump Conservative.[31]

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Ryan 230,072 64.95
Democratic Ryan Solen 107,003 30.21
Trump Conservative Spencer Zimmerman 9,429 2.66
Libertarian Jason Lebeck 7,486 2.11
Scattering N/A 255 0.07
Total votes 354,245 100
Republican hold

District 2

Democrat Mark Pocan has represented the district since being elected in 2012.

Democratic Primary

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Pocan 71,461 58.87
Scattering N/A 395 0.35
Total votes 71,856 100

Republican Primary

Declared

Peter Theron, who was the Republican nominee in 2008 and 2014, has announced that he will run as a Republican in 2016.[28]

Results

Republican primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Theron 12,866 99.39
Scattering N/A 79 0.61
Total votes 12,945 100

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Pocan 273,537 68.72
Republican Peter Theron 124,044 31.16
Scattering N/A 479 0.12
Total votes 398,060 100
Democratic hold

District 3

Democrat Ron Kind has represented the district since 1996.

Democratic Primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kind 33,320 81.24
Democratic Myron Buchholz 7,689 18.75
Scattering N/A 7 0.01
Total votes 41,016 100

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kind 257,401 98.86
Write-in Ryan Peterson 169 0.06
Scattering N/A 2,800 1.08
Total votes 260,370 100
Democratic hold

District 4

Democrat Gwen Moore has represented the district since being elected in 2004.

Dan Sebring who has been the GOP nominee every cycle since 2008, has announced that he will not run in 2016.

Democratic Primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore 55,256 84.49
Democratic Gary George 10,013 15.31
Scattering N/A 128 0.02
Total votes 65,397 100

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Andy Craig 127 100

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore 220,181 76.74
Independent Robert Raymond 33,494 11.67
Libertarian Andy Craig 32,183 11.22
Scattering N/A 1,051 0.37
Total votes 286,909 100
Democratic hold

District 5

Republican James Sensenbrenner has represented the district since being elected in 1978.

Republican Primary

Results

Republican primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Sensenbrenner 34,203 99.71
Scattering N/A 100 0.29
Total votes 34,303 100

Democratic Primary

Khary Penebaker is running as a Democrat.[37]

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Khary Penebaker 19,353 99.41
Scattering N/A 115 0.59
Total votes 19,468 100

Libertarian Primary

John Arndt is running as a Libertarian.[38]

Results

Libertarian primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian John Arndt 243 98.38
Scattering N/A 4 1.62
Total votes 247 100

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Sensenbrenner 260,706 66.70
Democratic Khary Penebaker 114,477 29.29
Libertarian John Arndt 15,324 3.92
Scattering N/A 337 0.09
Total votes 390,844 100
Republican hold

District 6

Republican Glenn Grothman has represented the district since being elected in 2014.

Republican Primary

Results

Republican primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Grothman 29,795 99.65
Scattering N/A 105 0.35
Total votes 29,900 100

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Lloyd 19,652 75.14
Democratic Michael Slattery 6,459 24.70
Scattering N/A 43 0.16
Total votes 26,154 100

Jeff Dahlke is running as an independent.[28]

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Grothman 204,147 57.15
Democratic Sarah Lloyd 133,072 37.26
Independent Jeff Dahlke 19,716 5.52
Scattering N/A 248 0.07
Total votes 357,183 100
Republican hold

District 7

Republican Sean Duffy has represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Republican Primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean Duffy 29,501 89.45
Republican Don Raihala 3,456 10.48
Scattering N/A 24 0.07
Total votes 32,981 100

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Hoeft 27,289 80.57
Democratic Joel Lewis 6,531 19.28
Scattering N/A 50 0.15
Total votes 33,870 100

General Election

Results

Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean Duffy 223,418 61.67
Democratic Mary Hoeft 138,643 38.27
Scattering N/A 210 0.06
Total votes 362,271 100
Republican hold

District 8

Republican Reid Ribble has represented the district since being elected in 2010. On January 30, 2016, Ribble announced he would retire at the end of his third term, opening the seat for the 2016 election.[45]

Republican Primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Withdrew
Declined

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Gallagher 40,322 74.46
Republican Frank Lasee 10,705 19.77
Republican Terry McNulty 3,109 5.74
Scattering N/A 16 0.03
Total votes 54,152 100

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Nelson 20,914 99.87
Scattering N/A 28 0.13
Total votes 20,942 100

Independent

General Election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mike
Gallagher (R)		 Tom
Nelson (D)		 Undecided
NMB Research October 16–18, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 52% 41% —
Public Opinion Strategies[A] August 22, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 52% 36% 12%
Notes

Results

Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, 2016 [32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Gallagher 227,892 62.65
Democratic Tom Nelson 135,682 37.30
Write-in Wendy Gribben 16 0.00
Write-in Jerry Kobishop 2 0.00
Scattering N/A 188 0.05
Total votes 363,280 100
Republican hold

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