Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district | |
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Wisconsin's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Mike Gallagher (R–Green Bay) |
Area | 9,740.44 sq mi (25,227.6 km2) |
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Population (2000) | 670,480 |
Median income | 43,274 |
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Cook PVI | R+7[1] |
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northeastern Wisconsin. The district includes Green Bay and Appleton. It is currently represented by Mike Gallagher, a Republican. Gallagher won the open seat vacated by Reid Ribble. It is also one of two Congressional Districts to ever elect a Catholic Priest, Robert John Cornell.
The 8th leaned Republican for several years; only four Democrats represented it in the 20th century. However, it has become more of a swing seat since the 1990s. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won 55% of the vote in the district, while in 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.6% of the vote.
Presidential Voting Results
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2016 | President | Trump 56 - 39% |
2012 | President | Romney 51 - 48% |
2008 | President | Obama 53 - 45% |
2004 | President | Bush 55 - 44% |
2000 | President | Bush 52 - 43% |
List of representatives
Congress(es) | Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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District created | March 4, 1873 | |||
43rd | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | ||
44th | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | ||
45th–47th | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | ||
48th–49th | Republican | March 4, 1883 – December 6, 1886 | Died | |
Vacant | December 6, 1886 – January 18, 1887 | |||
49th | Republican | January 18, 1887 – March 3, 1887 | ||
50th–52nd | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | Redistricted to the 10th district | |
53rd | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | ||
54th–57th | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted to the 9th district | |
58th–62nd | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | Redistricted from the 6th district | |
63rd–71st | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1931 | ||
72nd | Republican | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Redistricted to the 7th district | |
73rd | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | ||
74th–75th | Progressive | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | ||
76th–77th | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | ||
78th | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | ||
79th–92nd | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1973 | ||
93rd | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | ||
94th–95th | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | ||
96th–104th | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 | ||
105th | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | ||
106th–109th | Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2007 | ||
110th–111th | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | ||
112th–114th | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | ||
115th– | Republican | January 3, 2017 – Present |
On January 30, 2016, Reid Ribble announced he would retire at the end of his third term, opening the seat for the 2016 election.[2]
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
As of February 2017, five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district are alive. the most recent representative to die was Jay W. Johnson (1997-1999) on October 17, 2009.
U.S. Representative | U.S. House of Representatives Term | Date of birth (and age) |
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Harold Vernon Froehlich | 1973–1975 | May 12, 1932 |
Toby Roth | 1979–1987 | October 10, 1938 |
Mark A. Green | 1999–2007 | June 1, 1960 |
Steve Kagen | 2007–2011 | December 12, 1949 |
Reid Ribble | 2011–2017 | April 5, 1956 |
Recent Election Results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Reid Ribble | 198,874 | 55.95 | |
Democratic | Jamie Wall | 156,287 | 43.97 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Reid Ribble | 188,553 | 65.01 | |
Democratic | Ron Gruett | 101,345 | 34.94 | |
Write-in | Others | 150 | 0.05 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Gallagher | 227,892 | 62.68 | |
Democratic | Tom Nelson | 135,682 | 37.32 | |
Write-in | Others | 18 | 0 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ McCardle, Elery (30 January 2016). "U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble not seeking re-election". WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
Coordinates: 44°49′53″N 87°56′13″W / 44.83139°N 87.93694°W