2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election for Governor of Wisconsin.

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November 4, 2014

2016 →

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	1,233,336	1,102,581
Percentage	52.36%	46.81%
Swing	3.44%	3.61%

Republican

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

Democratic

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:^[1]

2014 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee	Paul Ryan	Rob Zerban
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	182,316	105,552
Percentage	63.3%	36.6%

Precinct results
Ryan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Zerban:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Paul Ryan
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Paul Ryan
Republican

Republican incumbent Paul Ryan, who had represented the 1st district since 1999, ran for re-election. This district has a PVI of R+3.

Paul Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President in 2012

Eliminated in primary

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Jeremy Ryan, professional protester

Rob Zerban, member of the Kenosha County Board, former small business owner and nominee for this seat in 2012^[3]

Eliminated in primary

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Amar Kaleka, documentary filmmaker and the son of a victim of the 2012 Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting^[4]

In 2012 Ryan, defeated Zerban in the closest election of Ryan's congressional career thus far.

Complete video of debate, October 20, 2014

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Ryan (R)	Rob Zerban (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	433	± 7.0%	59%	35%	6%

2014 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee	Mark Pocan	Peter Theron
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	224,920	103,619
Percentage	68.4%	31.5%

Precinct results
Pocan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Theron:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Mark Pocan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Pocan
Democratic

Democratic incumbent Mark Pocan, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election. This district has a PVI of D+17.

Mark Pocan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Peter Theron, mathematics professor^[14]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Pocan (D)	Peter Theron (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	493	± 7.0%	66%	27%	7%

2014 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee	Ron Kind	Tony Kurtz
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	155,368	119,540
Percentage	56.5%	43.4%

Kind:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kurtz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Ron Kind
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Kind
Democratic

Democratic incumbent Ron Kind, who had represented the 3rd district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative

Tony Kurtz, businessman and veteran^[19]

Eliminated in primary

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Karen Mueller, attorney
Ken Van Doren, former building contractor

Chris Anderson, former aide to Ron Johnson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ron Kind (D)	Tony Kurtz (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	319	± 9.0%	51%	34%	15%

2014 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee	Gwen Moore	Dan Sebring
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	179,045	68,490
Percentage	70.2%	26.9%

Precinct results
Moore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Sebring:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Gwen Moore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Gwen Moore
Democratic

Democratic incumbent Gwen Moore, who had represented the 4th district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+23.

Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

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Gary George, former state senator and convicted felon^[21]

Dan Sebring, automobile repair shop owner and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Eliminated in primary

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David D. King, nominee for Secretary of State in 2010

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gwen Moore (D)	Dan Sebring (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	348	± 8.0%	63%	23%	14%

2014 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	Jim Sensenbrenner	Chris Rockwood
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	231,160	101,190
Percentage	69.5%	30.4%

Precinct results
Sensenbrenner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Rockwood:      40–50%      50–60%      >90%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican

Republican incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner, who had represented the 5thdistrict since 1978, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.72% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+13.

Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Chris Rockwood, electrical engineer and former candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly^[23]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Sensenbrenner(R)	Chris Rockwood (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	517	± 7.0%	59%	29%	12%

2014 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	Glenn Grothman	Mark Harris
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	169,767	122,212
Percentage	56.8%	40.9%

Precinct results
Grothman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Harris:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Tom Petri
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Glenn Grothman
Republican

Republican incumbent Tom Petri who had represented the 6th district since 1979, retired.^[24]

Glenn Grothman, state senator^[25]

Eliminated in primary

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Tom Denow
Joe Leibham, state senator^[26]
Duey Stroebel, state representative^[27]

Nancy Olson

Joe Dean, Mayor of Port Washington^[28]
Scott Fitzgerald, Majority Leader of the State Senate^[29]
John Hiller, Scott Walker aide^[30]^[31]^[32]
Tim Michels, co-owner of the Michels Corporation and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004^[28]
Todd Nehls, former Dodge County Sheriff^[33]

Mark Harris, Winnebago County Executive

Gary Wetzel

Kevin Crawford, former mayor of Manitowoc
Jessica King, former state senator^[34]
Justin Nickels, Mayor of Manitowoc^[35]

The general election featured Gus Fahrendorf, of Neenah, as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.^[36]

Despite winning the primary, Petri refused to endorse Grothman, going as far as saying that Democratic nominee Mark Harris had done "a fine job" as County Executive.

Grothman declined to participate in any debates during the general election and turned down all requests for interviews.^[37]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Glenn Grothman (R)	Mark Harris (D)	Gus Fahrendorf (I)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	380	± 8.0%	49%	33%	1%	18%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[40]	Likely R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[41]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[42]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[43]	Likely R	November 4, 2014

2014 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	Sean Duffy	Kelly Westlund
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	169,891	112,949
Percentage	59.3%	39.4%

Precinct results
Duffy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Westlund:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Sean Duffy
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Sean Duffy
Republican

Republican incumbent Sean Duffy, who had represented the 7th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Sean Duffy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

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Don Raihala, real estate broker

Kelly Westlund, Ashland businesswoman and City Council member^[44]

Eliminated in primary

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Mike Krsiean

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sean Duffy (R)	Kelly Westlund (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	464	± 6.0%	56%	33%	10%

2014 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	Reid Ribble	Ron Gruett
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	188,553	101,345
Percentage	65.0%	34.9%

Precinct results
Ribble:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gruett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Reid Ribble
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Reid Ribble
Republican

Republican incumbent Reid Ribble, who had represented the 8th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Reid Ribble, incumbent U.S. Representative

Ron Gruett (pronounced 'grit'), professor of physics and chemistry

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Reid Ribble (R)	Ron Gruett (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[12]	October 16–23, 2014	354	± 8.0%	54%	34%	12%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[40]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[41]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[42]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

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