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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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:[1]
District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 182,316 | 63.33% | 105,552 | 36.66% | 29 | 0.01% | 287,897 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 2 | 103,619 | 31.54% | 224,920 | 68.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 328,539 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 3 | 119,540 | 43.46% | 155,368 | 56.49% | 128 | 0.05% | 275,036 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 4 | 68,490 | 26.91% | 179,045 | 70.34% | 7,002 | 2.75% | 254,537 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 5 | 231,160 | 69.55% | 101,190 | 30.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 332,350 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 6 | 169,767 | 56.81% | 122,212 | 40.89% | 6,865 | 2.30% | 298,844 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 7 | 169,891 | 59.29% | 112,949 | 39.41% | 3,721 | 1.30% | 286,561 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 8 | 188,553 | 65.04% | 101,345 | 34.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 289,898 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
Total | 1,233,336 | 52.40% | 1,102,581 | 46.85% | 17,745 | 0.75% | 2,353,662 | 100.00% |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican incumbent Paul Ryan, who had represented the 1st district since 1999, ran for re-election. This district has a PVI of R+3.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Ryan (incumbent) | 40,813 | 94.3 | |
Republican | Jeremy Ryan | 2,450 | 5.7 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 30 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 43,293 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rob Zerban | 25,627 | 77.6 | |
Democratic | Amar Kaleka | 7,318 | 22.2 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 71 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 33,016 | 100.0 |
In 2012 Ryan, defeated Zerban in the closest election of Ryan's congressional career thus far.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Paul Ryan (R) |
Rob Zerban (D) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 433 | ± 7.0% | 59% | 35% | 6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Ryan (incumbent) | 182,316 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Rob Zerban | 105,552 | 36.6 | |
Libertarian | Keith Deschler (write-in) | 29 | 0.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 273 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 288,170 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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Precinct results Pocan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Theron: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbent Mark Pocan, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election. This district has a PVI of D+17.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 52,517 | 99.6 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 216 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 52,733 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter Theron | 12,464 | 99.8 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 20 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 12,484 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mark Pocan (D) |
Peter Theron (R) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 493 | ± 7.0% | 66% | 27% | 7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 224,920 | 68.4 | |
Republican | Peter Theron | 103,619 | 31.5 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 308 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 328,847 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Kind: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Kurtz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Kind (incumbent) | 28,783 | 99.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 70 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 28,853 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tony Kurtz | 13,552 | 56.7 | |
Republican | Karen L. Mueller | 5,630 | 23.5 | |
Republican | Ken Van Doren | 4,704 | 19.7 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 30 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 23,903 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ron Kind (D) |
Tony Kurtz (R) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 319 | ± 9.0% | 51% | 34% | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Kind (incumbent) | 155,368 | 56.5 | |
Republican | Tony Kurtz | 119,540 | 43.4 | |
Independent | Ken Van Doren (write-in) | 128 | 0.1 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 125 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 275,161 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gwen Moore (incumbent) | 52,413 | 70.9 | |
Democratic | Gary R. George | 21,242 | 28.7 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 257 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 73,912 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Sebring | 3,386 | 79.7 | |
Republican | David D. King | 855 | 20.1 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 9 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 4,250 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Gwen Moore (D) |
Dan Sebring (R) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 348 | ± 8.0% | 63% | 23% | 14% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gwen Moore (incumbent) | 179,045 | 70.2 | |
Republican | Dan Sebring | 68,490 | 26.9 | |
Independent | Robert R. Raymond (write-in) | 7,002 | 2.8 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 355 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 254,892 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Precinct results Sensenbrenner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Rockwood: 40–50% 50–60% >90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent) | 43,266 | 99.8 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 82 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 43,348 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Rockwood | 21,715 | 99.7 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 141 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 21,856 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jim Sensenbrenner(R) |
Chris Rockwood (D) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 517 | ± 7.0% | 59% | 29% | 12% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent) | 231,160 | 69.5 | |
Democratic | Chris Rockwood | 101,190 | 30.4 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 476 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 332,826 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican incumbent Tom Petri who had represented the 6th district since 1979, retired.[23]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Grothman | 23,247 | 36.2 | |
Republican | Joe Leibham | 23,028 | 35.8 | |
Republican | Duey Stroebel | 15,873 | 24.7 | |
Republican | Tom Denow | 2,117 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 30 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 64,295 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Harris | 19,714 | 99.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 49 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 19,763 | 100.0 |
The general election featured Gus Fahrendorf, of Neenah, as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.[35]
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.[36]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Glenn Grothman (R) |
Mark Harris (D) |
Gus Fahrendorf (I) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 380 | ± 8.0% | 49% | 33% | 1% | 18% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[39] | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg[40] | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
Daily Kos Elections[42] | Likely R | November 4, 2014 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Grothman | 169,767 | 56.8 | |
Democratic | Mark Harris | 122,212 | 40.9 | |
Independent | Gus Fahrendorf | 6,865 | 2.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 189 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 299,033 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican incumbent Sean Duffy, who had represented the 7th district since 2011, ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean Duffy (incumbent) | 25,707 | 87.6 | |
Republican | Don Raihala | 3,607 | 12.3 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 22 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 29,336 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Westlund | 18,631 | 77.9 | |
Democratic | Mike Krsiean | 5,256 | 22.0 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 24 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 23,911 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Sean Duffy (R) |
Kelly Westlund (D) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 464 | ± 6.0% | 56% | 33% | 10% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean Duffy (incumbent) | 169,891 | 59.3 | |
Democratic | Kelly Westlund | 112,949 | 39.4 | |
Independent | Lawrence Dale | 3,686 | 1.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 77 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 286,603 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican incumbent Reid Ribble, who had represented the 8th district since 2011, ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Reid Ribble (incumbent) | 33,330 | 99.8 | |
No party | Scattering | 85 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 33,415 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Gruett | 18,030 | 99.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 34 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 18,064 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Reid Ribble (R) |
Ron Gruett (D) |
Undecided |
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New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 354 | ± 8.0% | 54% | 34% | 12% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[39] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg[40] | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
Daily Kos Elections[42] | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Reid Ribble (incumbent) | 188,553 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | Ron Gruett | 101,345 | 34.9 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 150 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 290,048 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |