2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 8 U.S. Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, one from each of the state's 8 congressional districts. The elections will coincide 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.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
November 3, 2020
All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 3
Elections in Wisconsin

District 1
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.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Ryan
Republican Bryan Steil (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
  • Angela Cunningham, attorney[4]

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Pade
Democratic Roger Polack
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[8] Likely R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe R April 30, 2020

Polling

Results
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican TBA
Democratic TBA
Total votes 100.0

District 2
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 district is currently represented by Democrat Mark Pocan, who succeeded current Senator Tammy Baldwin in 2013 and was elected with 97%.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Pocan (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe D April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe D April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe D April 23, 2020
Politico[12] Safe D April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe D April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe D April 30, 2020

Results
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Pocan (incumbent)
Independent Bradley J. Burt
Total votes 100.0

District 3
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 is Democrat Ron Kind, who was reelected with 59.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Mark Neumann, retired pediatrician[13][14]
  • Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrew
  • Justin Bonner, software engineer[15][14]

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Neumann
Democratic Ron Kind (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Brandon Cook, 2018 candidate for Wisconsin's third congressional district[16]
  • Kevin Ruscher[16]
  • Jonathan Sundborn
  • Jessi Ebben, public relations professional[16]
  • John Garske, U.S. Army veteran and businessman[16]
  • Derrick Van Orden, retired Navy SEAL[16]
Declined

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon Cook
Republican Kevin Ruscher
Republican Jonathan Sundborn
Republican Jessi Ebben
Republican John Garske
Republican Derrick Van Orden
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Likely D April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe D April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe D April 23, 2020
Politico[19] Likely D April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe D April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe D April 30, 2020

Polling
Hypothetical polling
with Patrick Testin (R)
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Ron
Kind (D)		 Patrick
Testin (R)		 Undecided
NRCC (R)[upper-alpha 1] July 7–11, 2019 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 43% 45% 12%

Results
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic TBA
Republican TBA
Total votes 100.0

District 4
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.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • David Turner, Farmington Public School District At-large representative
  • Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Turner
Democratic Gwen Moore (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis R. Clark
Republican Tim Rogers
Republican Cindy Werner
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe D April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe D April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe D April 23, 2020
Politico[21] Safe D April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe D April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe D April 30, 2020

Results
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic TBA
Republican TBA
Total votes 100.0

District 5
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.[1] Sensenbrenner announced on September 4, 2019, that he would not seek re-election.[22]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Scott Fitzgerald, majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate[23]
  • Cliff DeTemple, US Coast Guard Reserve Commander"Cliff DeTemple Home Page". Cliff DeTemple. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.</ref>

Declined

Endorsements
Scott Fitzgerald
Statewide Politicians

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Fitzgerald 100.0
Total votes 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Endorsements
Tom Palzewicz
Organizations
  • DUH! Demand Universal Healthcare[38]

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Palzewicz 100.0
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[39] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe R April 30, 2020

Results
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Fitzgerald
Democratic Tom Palzewicz
Total votes 100.0

District 6
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.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Melissa McClintick
Republican Glenn Grothman (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Boor
Democratic Jessica King
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[41] Likely R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe R April 30, 2020

Polling

Results
Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican TBA
Democratic TBA
Total votes 100.0

District 7
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, Republican Tom Tiffany won a May 2020 special election to serve out the remainder of Duffy's term.[42][43]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Tiffany (incumbent) 100.0
Total votes 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Tricia Zunker, president of the Wausau School Board, Associate Justice of the Ho-Chunk Nation Supreme Court and nominee for WI-07 special election in 2020

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tricia Zunker 100.0
Total votes 100.0

General election

Results
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Tiffany (incumbent)
Democratic Tricia Zunker
Total votes 100.0

District 8
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.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Gallagher (incumbent) 100.0
Total votes 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Stuck 100.0
Total votes 100.0

Endorsements
Mike Gallagher (R)
Organizations
  • Combat Veterans for Congress[45]
Amanda Stuck (D)
Organizations

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[6] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[47] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[9] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[10] Safe R April 30, 2020

Results
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Gallagher (incumbent)
Democratic Amanda Stuck
Green Tony C. Saladino
Total votes 100.0

Notes
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. Poll conducted on behalf of National Republican Congressional Committee

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