# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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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.

## Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| 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% | |

## District 1

Republican incumbent Paul Ryan, who had represented the 1st district since 1999, ran for re-election. This district has a PVI of R+3.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Paul Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Jeremy Ryan, professional protester

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Ryan (incumbent) | 40,813 | 94.3 |
| | Republican | Jeremy Ryan | 2,450 | 5.7 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 30 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,293 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Rob Zerban, member of the Kenosha County Board, former small business owner and nominee for this seat in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Amar Kaleka, documentary filmmaker and the son of a victim of the 2012 Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rob Zerban | 25,627 | 77.6 |
| | Democratic | Amar Kaleka | 7,318 | 22.2 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 71 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,016 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Campaign

In 2012 Ryan, defeated Zerban in the closest election of Ryan's congressional career thus far.

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Organizations
* People for the American Way
* Progressive Democrats of America
* Sierra Club

#### Debates

* Complete video of debate, October 20, 2014

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Paul Ryan (R) | Rob Zerban (D) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 433 | ± 7.0% | 59% | 35% | 6% |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 288,170 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

Democratic incumbent Mark Pocan, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election. This district has a PVI of D+17.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mark Pocan, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 52,517 | 99.6 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 216 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,733 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Peter Theron, mathematics professor

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Theron | 12,464 | 99.8 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 20 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,484 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Human Rights Campaign
* National Organization for Women
* People for the American Way
* Progressive Change Campaign Committee
* Sierra Club

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Pocan (D) | Peter Theron (R) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 493 | ± 7.0% | 66% | 27% | 7% |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 224,920 | 68.4 |
| | Republican | Peter Theron | 103,619 | 31.5 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 308 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 328,847 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 3

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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ron Kind (incumbent) | 28,783 | 99.8 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 70 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,853 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tony Kurtz, businessman and veteran

##### Eliminated in primary

* Karen Mueller, attorney
* Ken Van Doren, former building contractor

##### Withdrawn

* Chris Anderson, former aide to Ron Johnson

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 23,903 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Human Rights Campaign
* New Democrat Coalition
* Sierra Club

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ron Kind (D) | Tony Kurtz (R) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 319 | ± 9.0% | 51% | 34% | 15% |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 275,161 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 4

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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Gary George, former state senator and convicted felon

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gwen Moore (incumbent) | 52,413 | 70.9 |
| | Democratic | Gary R. George | 21,242 | 28.7 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 257 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,912 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Dan Sebring, automobile repair shop owner and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* David D. King, nominee for Secretary of State in 2010

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Sebring | 3,386 | 79.7 |
| | Republican | David D. King | 855 | 20.1 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 9 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,250 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* Human Rights Campaign
* National Organization for Women
* Sierra Club

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Gwen Moore (D) | Dan Sebring (R) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 348 | ± 8.0% | 63% | 23% | 14% |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 254,892 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 5

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.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent) | 43,266 | 99.8 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 82 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,348 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Chris Rockwood, electrical engineer and former candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Rockwood | 21,715 | 99.7 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 141 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,856 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Organizations
* Progressive Democrats of America

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Sensenbrenner(R) | Chris Rockwood (D) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 517 | ± 7.0% | 59% | 29% | 12% |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent) | 231,160 | 69.5 |
| | Democratic | Chris Rockwood | 101,190 | 30.4 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 476 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 332,826 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 6

Republican incumbent Tom Petri who had represented the 6th district since 1979, retired.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Glenn Grothman, state senator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Tom Denow
* Joe Leibham, state senator
* Duey Stroebel, state representative

##### Withdrawn

* Nancy Olson

##### Declined

* Joe Dean, Mayor of Port Washington
* Scott Fitzgerald, Majority Leader of the State Senate
* John Hiller, Scott Walker aide
* Tim Michels, co-owner of the Michels Corporation and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004
* Todd Nehls, former Dodge County Sheriff

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 64,295 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mark Harris, Winnebago County Executive

##### Withdrawn

* Gary Wetzel

##### Declined

* Kevin Crawford, former mayor of Manitowoc
* Jessica King, former state senator
* Justin Nickels, Mayor of Manitowoc

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Harris | 19,714 | 99.8 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 49 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,763 | 100.0 |
The general election featured Gus Fahrendorf, of Neenah, as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.

### General election
#### Campaign

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.

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Eagle Forum
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Glenn Grothman (R) | Mark Harris (D) | Gus Fahrendorf (I) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 380 | ± 8.0% | 49% | 33% | 1% | 18% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Likely R | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 299,033 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 7

Republican incumbent Sean Duffy, who had represented the 7th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Sean Duffy, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Don Raihala, real estate broker

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sean Duffy (incumbent) | 25,707 | 87.6 |
| | Republican | Don Raihala | 3,607 | 12.3 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 22 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,336 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Kelly Westlund, Ashland businesswoman and City Council member

##### Eliminated in primary

* Mike Krsiean

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kelly Westlund | 18,631 | 77.9 |
| | Democratic | Mike Krsiean | 5,256 | 22.0 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 24 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,911 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Organizations
* EMILY's List
* People for the American Way
* Progressive Change Campaign Committee
* Progressive Democrats of America
* Sierra Club

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sean Duffy (R) | Kelly Westlund (D) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 464 | ± 6.0% | 56% | 33% | 10% |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 286,603 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 8

Republican incumbent Reid Ribble, who had represented the 8th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Reid Ribble, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Reid Ribble (incumbent) | 33,330 | 99.8 |
| | No party | Scattering | 85 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,415 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ron Gruett (pronounced 'grit'), professor of physics and chemistry

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ron Gruett | 18,030 | 99.8 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 34 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,064 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Federation of Independent Business
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
* No Labels
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Organizations
* National Organization for Women

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Reid Ribble (R) | Ron Gruett (D) | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 354 | ± 8.0% | 54% | 34% | 12% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Reid Ribble (incumbent) | 188,553 | 65.0 |
| | Democratic | Ron Gruett | 101,345 | 34.9 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 150 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 290,048 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |