2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 8 U.S. Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, one from each of the state's 8 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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The primary date is August 11, 2020.
District 1
The 1st district is based in southeastern Wisconsin, taking in Janesville, Kenosha, and Racine. The incumbent is Republican Bryan Steil, who was elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bryan Steil, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- Jeremy Ryan, protester
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Steil (incumbent) | 100.0 | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Roger Polack, former Intelligence Analyst at the United States Department of the Treasury[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Josh Pade, attorney and candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 2018[3]
Withdrawn
- Angela Cunningham, attorney[4]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roger Polack | 28,697 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Josh Pade | 20,608 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 49,305 | 100.0 |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe R | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Likely R | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe R | June 7, 2020 |
Josh Pade |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Bryan Steil (R) |
Roger Polack (D) |
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PPP/Roger Polack[upper-alpha 1] | Jul 9–10, 2020 | 1,007 (V) | ± 3.2% | 49% | 39% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Steil | |||
Democratic | Roger Polack | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 2
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 district is currently represented by Democrat Mark Pocan, who succeeded current Senator Tammy Baldwin in 2013 and was elected with 97%.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mark Pocan, incumbent U.S Representative[13]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe D | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | |||
Independent | Bradley J. Burt | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 3
The 3rd district takes in the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin including Eau Claire and La Crosse. The incumbent is Democrat Ron Kind, who was reelected with 59.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Kind (incumbent) | 52,995 | 80.6% | |
Democratic | Mark Neumann | 12,783 | 19.4% | |
Total votes | 65,778 | 100.0% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Derrick Van Orden, retired Navy SEAL[17]
Eliminated in primary
Declined
- Patrick Testin, state senator[18]
- Steve Toft, U.S. Army veteran and nominee for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in 2018[19]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Derrick Van Orden | |||
Republican | Jessi Ebben | |||
Republican | Brandon Cook | |||
Republican | Kevin Ruscher | |||
Republican | Jonathan Sundborn | |||
Republican | John Garske | |||
Total votes | 100.0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Likely D | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Likely D | July 22, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Likely D | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Likely D | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Polling
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Kind | |||
Republican | Derrick Van Orden | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 4
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 is Democrat Gwen Moore, who was reelected with 75.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- David Turner, Farmington Public School District at-large representative
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gwen Moore (incumbent) | 100.0 | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Travis R. Clark
- Tim Rogers, Republican nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in 2018
- Cindy Werner, candidate for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in 2018[20]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Travis R. Clark | |||
Republican | Tim Rogers | |||
Republican | Cindy Werner | |||
Total votes | 100.0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe D | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gwen Moore | |||
Republican | TBA | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 5
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 is Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, who was reelected with 61.9% of the vote in 2018.[1] Sensenbrenner announced on September 4, 2019, that he would not seek re-election.[21]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Scott Fitzgerald, Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate[22]
Eliminated in primary
- Cliff DeTemple, US Coast Guard Reserve Commander[23]
Declined
- Scott Allen, state representative[24]
- Paul Farrow, Waukesha County executive[25]
- Chris Kapenga, state senator[26]
- Rebecca Kleefisch, former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin[27]
- Dale Kooyenga, state senator[28]
- Kevin Nicholson, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (endorsed Fitzgerald)[29]
- Matt Neumann, businessman and son of former U.S. Representative Mark Neumann[30][22]
- Adam Neylon, state representative[31]
- Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. Representative[21]
- Vince Trovato, Wisconsin campaign staff for President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign[32]
- Ben Voekel, spokesman for U.S. Senator Ron Johnson[33]
- Leah Vukmir, former state senator and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018[24]
- Matt Walker, digital strategy consultant and son of former Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker[34]
Endorsements
Scott Fitzgerald |
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Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Fitzgerald | 56,030 | 77.5% | |
Republican | Cliff DeTemple | 16,228 | 22.5% | |
Total votes | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tom Palzewicz, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in 2018[37]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Palzewicz | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe R | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Safe R | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe R | June 7, 2020 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Fitzgerald | |||
Democratic | Tom Palzewicz | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 6
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 is Republican Glenn Grothman, who was reelected with 55.4% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Glenn Grothman, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- Melissa McClintick, clinical coder[19]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Grothman (incumbent) | 100.0 | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jessica King, former state senator[39]
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jessica King | 38,039 | 75.3 | |
Democratic | Miachael Beardsley | 7,885 | 15.6 | |
Democratic | Matt Boor | 4,575 | 9.1 | |
Total votes | 50,499 | 100.0 |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe R | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Likely R | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe R | June 7, 2020 |
Polling
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Grothman (incumbent) | |||
Democratic | Jessica King | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 7
The 7th district is located in northwestern Wisconsin and includes Wausau and Superior. After the September 2019 resignation of Sean Duffy, Republican Tom Tiffany won a May 2020 special election to serve out the remainder of Duffy's term.[41][42]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tom Tiffany, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tiffany (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tricia Zunker, president of the Wausau School Board, Associate Justice of the Ho-Chunk Nation Supreme Court and nominee for WI-07 special election in 2020
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tricia Zunker | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe R | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Safe R | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe R | June 7, 2020 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tiffany (incumbent) | |||
Democratic | Tricia Zunker | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 8
The 8th district encompasses northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay and Appleton. The incumbent is Republican Mike Gallagher, who was reelected with 63.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mike Gallagher, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Gallagher (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Amanda Stuck, state representative[43]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Amanda Stuck | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Endorsements
Mike Gallagher (R) |
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Amanda Stuck (D) |
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General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[6] | Safe R | June 2, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | July 2, 2020 |
Politico[8] | Safe R | April 19, 2020 |
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R | June 3, 2020 |
RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2020 |
Niskanen[11] | Safe R | June 7, 2020 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Gallagher (incumbent) | |||
Democratic | Amanda Stuck | |||
Green | Tony C. Saladino | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by Polack's campaign
- Poll conducted on behalf of National Republican Congressional Committee
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External links
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates