United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wisconsin utilizes an open primary system; registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 15, 2014 (20 days before election).[3]
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held five of the eight congressional seats from Wisconsin.
| Members of the U.S. House from Wisconsin -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Paul Ryan |  Republican |
1 |
| Mark Pocan |  Democratic |
2 |
| Ron Kind | Democratic |
3 |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic |
4 |
| Jim Sensenbrenner | Republican |
5 |
| Tom Petri | Republican |
6 |
| Sean Duffy | Republican |
7 |
| Reid Ribble | Republican |
8 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 8 seats up for election in 2014 in Wisconsin. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Wisconsin District 1 |  Paul Ryan |
26.6% | 288,170 | Rob Zerban |
| Wisconsin District 2 |  Mark Pocan |
36.9% | 328,847 | Peter Theron |
| Wisconsin District 3 | Ron Kind |
13% | 275,161 | Tony Kurtz |
| Wisconsin District 4 | Gwen Moore |
43.4% | 254,892 | Dan Sebring |
| Wisconsin District 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner |
39.1% | 332,826 | Chris Rockwood |
| Wisconsin District 6 | Glenn Grothman |
15.9% | 299,033 | Mark Harris |
| Wisconsin District 7 | Sean Duffy |
19.9% | 286,603 | Kelly Westlund |
| Wisconsin District 8 | Reid Ribble |
30.1% | 290,048 | Ron Gruett |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
- Paul Ryan - Incumbent
- Rob Zerban
Keith Deschler - Write-in candidate[4][5][6]
August 12, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
- Joseph Kexel[4][11]
Steve Hogan - Impeach Obama for Unconstitutional Acts Party[4][11]
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Mark Pocan - Incumbent
- Peter Theron[12]
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Ron Kind - Incumbent
- Tony Kurtz
- Ken Van Doren - Write-in candidate[13]
August 12, 2014, Republican Primary
Withdrew from race
- Chris Anderson: Former aide to Sen. Ron Johnson[17][18][19]
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Gwen Moore - Incumbent
- Dan Sebring
- Robert Raymond[4]
August 12, 2014, primary results
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5th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jim Sensenbrenner - Incumbent
- Chris Rockwood[4]
6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Glenn Grothman: State Senator[21]
- Mark Harris: Winnebago County Executive[22]
- Gus Fahrendorf[4]
August 12, 2014, Republican Primary
- Glenn Grothman: State Senator[23][7]
- Duey Stroebel: State Representative[24]
- Joseph Leibham: State Senator[22]
- Tom Denow[4]
Failed to file
- Nancy Olson[4][11]
- Gary Wetzel[25][11]
- Jessica King: former State Senator[26][4][11]
- Kevin Crawford: former Mayor of Manitowoc, Wi.Cite error: Closing
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- Scott Fitzgerald: Senate Majority Leader[27]
- Joe Dean: Mayor of Port Washington, Wi.[22][4]
- John Hiller: Scott Walker aide[22][4]
- Justin Nickels: Mayor of Manitowoc, Wi.[22][4][28]
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Sean Duffy - Incumbent
- Kelly Westlund
Lawrence Dale[4]- John Schiess - Write-in candidate[29][30]
- Rob Taylor - Write-in candidate[31][4][11]
August 12, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Reid Ribble - Incumbent
- Ron Gruett[33]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Wis. State § 5.62 Partisan primary ballots," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Registration and Voting," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed June 3, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION FOR GENERAL ELECTION: Independent candidates," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Registered Write‐in Candidates for November 2014," accessed September 10, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Associated Press, "Wisconsin - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed April 16, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Son of slain Sikh temple president to challenge Paul Ryan," accessed October 14, 2013
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "Zerban takes another run at Paul Ryan", accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed June 3, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ KenVanDoren.com, "Home," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ WXOW.com, "Ken Van Doren announces bid for Third Congressional District seat," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 WEAU TV, "Two Republicans announce candidacy for Congress," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ WiscNews, "Kurtz challenges Kind for Congress," accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ Stevens Point Journal, "Two Republicans line up to face Rep. Ron Kind," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Reedsburg Times Press, "Anderson runs for 3rd District," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ NBC 15, "Wisconsin congressional candidate leaves race," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Dan Sebring for Congress, "Home," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Sheboygan Press, "Leibham won't seek recount in 6th District," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Wisconsin Election Watch, "Scott Fitzgerald Will Not Run for 6th Congressional District Seat," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State Sen. Glenn Grothman plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Petri," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "State Rep. Duey Stroebel to make run for Petri seat in Congress," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ Madison.com, "2nd Democrat joins race for Wis. 6th District seat," accessed May 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republicans Prepare for Primary Fight in Wisconsin House Race," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ WISN, "Fitzgerald not running for Petri's congressional seat," accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Election Watch, "Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels Declines Bid for Higher Office," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Registered Write‐in Candidates for August 12, 2014 Partisan Primary," accessed July 22, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Registered Write‐in Candidates for November 2014," accessed September 10, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democratic Official Challenges Sean Duffy in Wisconsin", accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed June 3, 2014 (dead link)
