United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2016
Wisconsin
November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 3
Elections in Wisconsin

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2016 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

District 1

Republican Paul Ryan has represented the district since being elected in 1998, and since October 29, 2015, he also sits as the current Speaker of the House.

Republican Primary

Declard

Democratic Primary

Declared
Declined


Jason Lebeck is running as a Libertarian.[5]

District 2

Democrat Mark Pocan has represented the district since being elected in 2012.

Peter Theron, who was the Republican nominee in 2008 and 2014, has announced that he will run as a Republican in 2016.[3]

District 3

Democrat Ron Kind has represented the district since 1996.

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 4

Democrat Gwen Moore has represented the district since being elected in 2004.

Dan Sebring who has been the GOP nominee every cycle since 2008, has announced that he will not run in 2016.

Andy Craig, political activist and 2014 candidate for Secretary of State, is running on the Libertarian ticket.[7]

District 5

Republican James Sensenbrenner has represented the district since being elected in 1978.

Khary Penebaker is running as a Democrat.[8]

John Arndt is running as a Libertarian.[9]

District 6

Republican Glenn Grothman has represented the district since being elected in 2014.

Sarah Lloyd is running as a Democrat.[10]

Jeff Dahlke is running as an independent.[3]

District 7

Republican Sean Duffy has represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Democrat Kirk Bangstad, a political consultant, had announced that he would challenge Duffy in 2016, but in October 2015 he dropped out.[11] 2014 nominee Kelly Westlund announced that she will not run again in 2016.[12]

Ethel Quisler has announced that she will run as a Democrat.[13]

District 8

Republican Reid Ribble has represented the district since being elected in 2010. On January 30, 2016, Ribble announced he would retire at the end of his third term, opening the seat for the 2016 election.[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined

Independent

References

  1. ↑ https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/delavan_businessman_to_challenge_ryan_487280124.php
  2. ↑ Schultz, Frank (November 5, 2014). "Janesville Democrat sets out on quest for congressional seat". Janesville Gazette. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G16/WI#Hou
  4. ↑ Schultz, Frank (June 19, 2015). "Rob Zerban won't run for Congress in 2016". Janesville Gazette. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/three-announce-plans-to-run-against-ryan/article_c07b7534-e7e6-11e5-a0ed-ab4a25ed4682.html
  6. ↑ http://www.wqow.com/story/31279470/2016/02/22/myron-buchholz-announces-run-against-congressman-ron-kind
  7. ↑ "Andy Craig | Candidate, U.S. House of Representatives | Milwaukee WI". Democracy.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Khary for Congress Campaign Announcement Video". February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2016/01/john-arndt-to-challenge-rep-sensenbrenner-wi-5-as-libertarian-focus-on-term-limits-and-limited-government/
  10. ↑ http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?&tabIndex=3&electionYr=2016&candidateCommitteeId=H6WI06100#3
  11. ↑ Yokley, Eli (July 7, 2015). "Tech Consultant to Run Against Republican Sean Duffy". Roll Call. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Westlund, Kelly (August 12, 2015). "Over the last several months, I've had many, many conversations...". Facebook. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.apg-wi.com/ashland_daily_press/news/quisler-announces-congressional-candidacy/article_18aa3100-e0ee-11e5-a645-c3a6ddbbdf99.html
  14. ↑ McCardle, Elery (30 January 2016). "U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble not seeking re-election". WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  15. 1 2 "State Sen. Frank Lasee will run for Congress". wbay.com. February 14, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  16. ↑ "McNulty announces 8th Congressional District run". Green Bay Press-Gazette. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Mike Gallagher to run for WI 8th Congressional District". wbay.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ http://wbay.com/2016/04/07/tom-nelson-announces-congressional-run-for-8th-district/
  19. ↑ Roth, Collin (February 1, 2016). "Scramble Is On To Replace Reid Ribble In 8th District". Right Wisconsin. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  20. ↑ Roth, Roger (February 3, 2016). "Roth Campaign: State Senator Roger Roth will not seek GOP nomination for 8th Congressional District". Wispolitics.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  21. 1 2 "Who could run for Ribble's seat in Congress?". fox11online.com. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Macco campaign: Not running for Congress". wispolitics.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Marinette Rep. Nygren won't seek Ribble's House seat". wbay.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Steffen not running for Congress". fox11online.com. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  25. ↑ Ted Miller and Rhonda Roberts (April 7, 2016). "Outagamie County Exec Nelson to run for Congress". wbay.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  26. 1 2 Behr, Madeleine (February 2, 2016). "Bernard Schaber ponders 8th District run". Appleton Post-Crescent. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Two candidates confirm run for Congressional seat". fox11online.com. February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Wisconsin". Ron Gunzberger's Poltics1. 21 April 2016.

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