2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin explained

Election Name:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
Country:Wisconsin
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:5
Seats1:5
Popular Vote1:1,661,399
Percentage1:51.43%
Swing1: 5.82%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:3
Seats2:3
Popular Vote2:1,566,671
Percentage2:48.50%
Swing2: 4.68%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 2020, 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 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. Primaries were held on August 11, 2020.

Overview

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:[1]

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163,17040.61% 238,27159.31% 3130.08% 401,754 100.00% Republican Hold
318,52369.67% 138,306 30.25% 3760.08% 457,205100.00% Democratic Hold
199,87051.30% 189,52448.64% 2240.06% 389,618100.00% Democratic Hold
232,66874.65% 70,76922.70% 8,260 2.65% 311,697100.00% Democratic Hold
175,90239.83% 265,43460.11% 263 0.06% 441,599100.00% Republican Hold
164,23940.72% 238,87459.23% 220 0.05% 403,333100.00% Republican Hold
162,74139.21% 252,04860.73% 218 0.05% 415,007100.00% Republican Hold
149,55835.79% 268,17364.18% 107 0.03% 417,838100.00% Republican Hold
Total 1,566,67148.50% 1,661,39951.43% 9,981 0.07% 3,238,051 100.00%

District 1

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 1
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 1
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Bryan Steil (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Bryan Steil
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:238,271
Percentage1:59.3%
Nominee2:Roger Polack
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:163,170
Percentage2:40.6%
Map2 Image:WI1 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Steil:
Pollack:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Bryan Steil
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Bryan Steil
After Party:Republican Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. 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.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[5] July 2, 2020
align=left Inside Elections[6] June 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] July 2, 2020
Politico[8] April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[9] June 3, 2020
RCP[10] June 9, 2020
Niskanen[11] June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll sourcedata-sort-type="date" Date(s)
administered
data-sort-type="number" Sample
size
Margin
Bryan
Steil (R)
Roger
Polack (D)
Other/
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)July 9–10, 20201,007 (V)±  3.1%49%39%12%

Results

District 2

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 2
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 2
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Mark Pocan official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Mark Pocan
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:318,523
Percentage1:69.7%
Nominee2:Peter Theron
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:138,306
Percentage2:30.2%
Map2 Image:WI2 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Pocan:
Theron:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Mark Pocan
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:Mark Pocan
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. 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 incumbent is Democrat Mark Pocan, who was elected with 97% of the vote in 2018, without major-party opposition.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoApril 19, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

District 3

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 3
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 3
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Ron Kind, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ron Kind
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:199,870
Percentage1:51.3%
Nominee2:Derrick Van Orden
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:189,524
Percentage2:48.6%
Map Size:205px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ron Kind
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:Ron Kind
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district takes in the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin including Eau Claire and La Crosse. The incumbent was Democrat Ron Kind, who was reelected with 59.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportSeptember 29, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsOctober 28, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 22, 2020
PoliticoOctober 11, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020
with Patrick Testin (R)

Results

District 4

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 4
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 4
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Gwen Moore, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Gwen Moore
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:232,668
Percentage1:74.7%
Nominee2:Tim Rogers
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:70,769
Percentage2:22.7%
Map2 Image:WI4 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Moore:
Rogers:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Gwen Moore
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:Gwen Moore
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 4th congressional district. 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.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoApril 19, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

District 5

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 5
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 5
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Scott Fitzgerald 117th Congress portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Scott L. Fitzgerald
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:265,434
Percentage1:60.1%
Nominee2:Tom Palzewicz
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:175,902
Percentage2:39.8%
Map2 Image:WI5 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Fitzgerald:
Palzewicz:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jim Sensenbrenner
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Scott L. Fitzgerald
After Party:Republican Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. 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.[2] Sensenbrenner announced on September 4, 2019, that he would not seek re-election.[21]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoApril 19, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

District 6

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 6
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 6
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Glenn Grothman 117th Congress portrait.jpg
Nominee1:Glenn Grothman
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:238,874
Percentage1:59.2%
Nominee2:Jessica King
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:164,239
Percentage2:40.7%
Map2 Image:WI6 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Grothman:
King:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Glenn Grothman
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Glenn Grothman
After Party:Republican Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. 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.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoApril 19, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

District 7

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election
Previous Year:2020 (special)
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 7
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Tom Tiffany (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Tom Tiffany
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:252,048
Percentage1:60.7%
Nominee2:Tricia Zunker
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:162,741
Percentage2:39.2%
Map2 Image:WI7 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Tiffany:
Zunker:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Tom Tiffany
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Tom Tiffany
After Party:Republican Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 7th congressional district and 2020 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election. The 7th district is located in northwestern Wisconsin and includes Wausau and Superior. After the September 2019 resignation of Sean Duffy,[39] Republican Tom Tiffany won a May 2020 special election to serve out the remainder of Duffy's term with 57.2% of the vote.[40]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoOctober 11, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

District 8

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 8
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 8
Next Year:2022
Image1:File:Mike Gallagher, official portait, 115th Congress (2).jpg
Nominee1:Mike Gallagher
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:268,173
Percentage1:64.2%
Nominee2:Amanda Stuck
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:149,558
Percentage2:35.8%
Map2 Image:WI8 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:Results by Precinct
Gallagher:
Stuck:
Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Mike Gallagher
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Mike Gallagher
After Party:Republican Party (US)

See also: Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. 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.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
align=left Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoApril 19, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

See also

Notes

Partisan clients

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnson. Cheryl L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2020. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 2019-04-27. 2019-02-28. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. February 15, 2019.
  3. Web site: Democrat Roger Polack, a national security specialist, enters race to challenge Congressman Bryan Steil. Marley. Patrick. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. en. January 8, 2020.
  4. Web site: Vetterkind . Riley . Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Pade to run for Congress . Kenosha News . August 8, 2019 . August 8, 2019 . August 8, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808163342/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-josh-pade-to-run-for-congress/article_b1dd9750-e0d8-55a8-ab00-0397e3b7981d.html . dead .
  5. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019 . The Cook Political Report . September 20, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 3, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . August 28, 2019 . August 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/ . dead .
  8. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
  9. Web site: Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020 . Daily Kos Elections. February 28, 2020.
  10. Web site: Battle for White House. April 19, 2019 . RCP.
  11. Web site: 2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections. April 28, 2020. Niskanen Center. May 1, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124503/https://www.niskanencenter.org/negative-partisanship-and-the-2020-congressional-elections/. dead.
  12. Web site: Mark Pocan for Wisconsin US House of Representatives. Mark Pocan for Wisconsin US House of Representatives.
  13. Web site: Mark Pocan faces familiar foe in 2nd District. GazetteXtra.
  14. Web site: Mark Neumann – Healthy People / Healthy Planet. August 1, 2020.
  15. Web site: FEC FORM 2. July 21, 2019. Justin. Bonner. Federal Election Commission. October 20, 2019.
  16. Web site: Ebben joins race to challenge Kind . Wis Politics . January 26, 2020 . January 24, 2020.
  17. Web site: Testin, included in NRCC poll, passing on race against Kind . Wisconsin Politics . August 20, 2019 . August 20, 2019.
  18. Web site: Reilly . Briana . Wisconsin's congressional races beginning to shape up ahead of 2020 cycle . The Cap Times . August 8, 2019 . July 19, 2019.
  19. Web site: Soglin . Talia . Meet the Republican primary candidates for Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . August 28, 2020 . August 6, 2020.
  20. Web site: August 7, 2019. Steil has opponent, former gubernatorial candidate launches bid. Reilly. Brianna. Racine Journal Times. November 28, 2019.
  21. Web site: Gilbert . Craig . Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner won't run for re-election in 2020 after more than 40 years in Congress . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . September 4, 2019 . September 4, 2019.
  22. Web site: Fitzgerald launches campaign for 5th CD . Wis Politics . September 17, 2019 . September 17, 2019.
  23. Web site: Cliff DeTemple Home Page . Cliff DeTemple . April 15, 2020 . April 15, 2020 .
  24. Web site: Garfield . Allison . State Senate leader to face off against Republican challenger for Congress in August primary . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . August 28, 2020 . August 3, 2020.
  25. Web site: Leah Vukmir Not Running For Congress . Wisconsin Public Radio . Associated Press . September 12, 2019 . September 12, 2019.
  26. Web site: Waukesha Co. Executive Paul Farrow won't run for Congress: 'Passionate about service to my home county' . FOX 6 . Associated Press . September 12, 2019 . September 10, 2019.
  27. Web site: Kapenga passes on bid for 5th CD . Wis Politics . November 13, 2019 . November 12, 2019.
  28. Web site: Vetterkind . Riley . Jim Sensenbrenner won't seek re-election . Kenosha News . September 4, 2019 . September 4, 2019 . September 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905011457/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jim-sensenbrenner-won-t-seek-re-election/article_cff3ba80-dae8-5193-83d2-66bb91d49eff.html . dead .
  29. Web site: Kooyenga campaign: 5th Congressional District seat . Wis Politics . September 9, 2019 . September 9, 2019.
  30. Web site: DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner announces retirement . Wis Politics . September 5, 2019 . September 5, 2019.
  31. Web site: Republican Neumann decides against run for Congress . Star Tribune.
  32. Web site: Republican Neylon Won't Run For Sensenbrenner Seat . Wisconsin Public Radio . Associated Press . October 10, 2019 . October 10, 2019.
  33. Web site: Singer . Jeff . GOP Wisconsin House primary could be expensive rematch between two former Senate foes . The Daily Kos . September 5, 2019 . September 5, 2019.
  34. Web site: Ron Johnson's spokesman won't run for Congress . Channel 3000 . October 14, 2019 . October 11, 2019 . October 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191014162650/https://www.channel3000.com/news/politics/ron-johnson-s-spokesman-won-t-run-for-congress/1131413790 . dead .
  35. Web site: Former Gov. Scott Walker's Son Decides Against Run For Congress . Wisconsin Public Radio . October 1, 2019 . September 30, 2019.
  36. Web site: Bauer . Scott . Republicans eye running in 'crucial' Wisconsin district . The Middletown Press . Associated Press . September 5, 2019 . September 5, 2019 . September 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905222239/https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Sensenbrenner-retirement-could-set-off-Republican-14415823.php . dead .
  37. Web site: Singer . Jeff . Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 10/9 . The Daily Kos . October 9, 2019 . October 9, 2019.
  38. Web site: Wroge . Logan . Candidate Q&A: 6th Congressional District Democratic Primary . madison.com . en.
  39. Web site: GOP Rep. Sean Duffy resigning to help care for child with 'complications' . Politico . August 26, 2019 . August 26, 2019.
  40. Web site: Election Results . Associated Press . May 1, 2020. May 17, 2020.
  41. Web site: Kowles . Naomi . 100 days in office: Rep. Tom Tiffany's record in the 7th Congressional District . WSAW TV . August 28, 2020 . August 26, 2020.
  42. Web site: State Rep. Amanda Stuck to challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher for Congress. Green Bay Press Gazette. BeMiller. Haley. July 14, 2019. July 18, 2019.