2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

←  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  →
All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 3 Seats won 5 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,401,995 1,445,015 Percentage 48.92% 50.42% Swing 5.54% 6.57%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from Wisconsin, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 14, 2012. ^[1]

Wisconsin was one of five states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2012, the other states being Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2012 [2] [3]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,401,995	48.92%	5	5	-
	Democratic	1,445,015	50.42%	3	3	-
	Libertarian	6,054	0.20%	0	0	-
	Independent	9,277	0.32%	0	0	-
	Write-In	26	0.00%	0	0	-
	Scattering	3,683	0.13%	0	0	-
Totals		2,956,050	100.00%	8	8	-

District 1

2012 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election

←  2010 2014  →

Nominee Paul Ryan Rob Zerban Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,423 158,414 Percentage 54.9% 43.4%

Precinct results Ryan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Zerban:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Paul Ryan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Paul Ryan Republican

Republican Paul Ryan, who has represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for reelection after deciding not to run for the U.S. Senate ^[4] or seek the Republican presidential nomination ^[5] in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Ryan (Incumbent)	65,700	99.6
	none	Scattering	278	0.4
Total votes			65,978	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Zerban, member of the Kenosha County Board and former small business owner ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Zerban	16,265	99.8
	none	Scattering	27	0.2
Total votes			16,292	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Deschler, factory worker ^[8]

General election

Campaign

Though Ryan was selected to be the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States on August 11, 2012, he was allowed, and continued to, run for re-election to his House seat. ^{[9] [10]}

Endorsements

Rob Zerban (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[11]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[13]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Emerging Races" Program ^[14]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee ^[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Ryan (R)	Rob Zerban (D)	Keith Deschler (L)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Ryan) [16]	September 9–10, 2012	400	±4.9%	58%	33%	3%	6%
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D-Zerban) [17]	August 21–23, 2012	404	±4.9%	47%	39%	4%	11%

Results

Wisconsin 1st Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Ryan (Incumbent)	200,423	54.9
	Democratic	Rob Zerban	158,414	43.4
	Libertarian	Keith Deschler	6,054	1.7
	none	Scattering	167	0.1
Total votes			365,058	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

District 2

2012 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Mark Pocan Chad Lee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 265,422 124,683 Percentage 67.9% 31.9%

Precinct results Pocan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Lee:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tammy Baldwin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mark Pocan Democratic

Democrat Tammy Baldwin, who represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate. ^[18]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Pocan, state representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Hall, former member of Janesville City Council ^[19]
• Kelda Roys, state representative ^[20]
• Matt Silverman, attorney and decorated combat veteran ^{[19] [21]}

Withdrawn

• Dave Worzala, Dane County Treasurer ^{[22] [19]}

Declined

• Tammy Baldwin, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Jon Erpenbach, state senator ^[23]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pocan	43,171	72.2
	Democratic	Kelda Roys	13,081	21.9
	Democratic	Matt Silverman	2,365	4.0
	Democratic	Dennis Hall	1,163	1.9
	none	Scattering	46	0.1
Total votes			59,826	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chad Lee, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010 ^[24]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chad Lee	32,813	99.5
	none	Scattering	158	0.5
Total votes			32,971	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mark Pocan (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[11]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[13]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program ^[14]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[25]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee ^[15]

Results

Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pocan	265,422	67.9
	Republican	Chad Lee	124,683	31.9
	Write-In	Joe Kopsick	6	0.0
	none	Scattering	787	0.2
Total votes			390,898	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2012 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Ron Kind Ray Boland Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 217,712 121,713 Percentage 64.1% 35.8%

County results Precinct results Kind:     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%      80-90%     ≥90% Boland:     50–60%     60–70%     ≥90%

U.S. Representative before election Ron Kind Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ron Kind Democratic

Democrat Ron Kind, who has represented Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district since 1997, did not run for the U.S. Senate ^[26] and instead ran for re-election. ^[27]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kind (Incumbent)	19,755	99.9
	none	Scattering	27	0.1
Total votes			19,782	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ray Boland, former state Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former commander at Fort McCoy ^[28]

Withdrawn

• Edward Martin, retired Army sergeant ^[29]

Declined

• Bruce Evers, financial adviser and candidate for this seat in 2010 ^[29]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Boland	35,668	99.6
	none	Scattering	148	0.4
Total votes			35,816	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ron Kind (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[13]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign ^[25]

Results

Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kind (Incumbent)	217,712	64.1
	Republican	Ray Boland	121,713	35.8
	none	Scattering	339	0.1
Total votes			339,764	100.0

District 4

2012 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Gwen Moore Dan Sebring Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 235,257 80,787 Percentage 72.2% 24.8%

Precinct results Moore:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Sebring:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Gwen Moore Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gwen Moore Democratic

Democrat Gwen Moore, who had represented Wisconsin's 4th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore	34,525	99.7
	none	Scattering	115	0.3
Total votes			34,640	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Sebring, automobile repair shop owner and nominee for this seat in 2010 ^[30]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Sebring	19,144	99.0
	none	Scattering	200	1.0
Total votes			19,344	100.0

Independents

• Robert R. Raymond, perennial candidate ^[31]

General election

Endorsements

Gwen Moore (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[11]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[13]

Results

Wisconsin 4th Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	235,257	72.2
	Republican	Dan Sebring	80,787	24.8
	Independent	Robert R. Raymond	9,277	2.9
	none	Scattering	467	0.1
Total votes			325,788	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2012 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Sensenbrenner Dave Heaster Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 250,335 118,478 Percentage 67.7% 32.1%

Precinct results Sensenbrenner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Heaster:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner Republican

Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, who has represented Wisconsin's 5th congressional district since 2003 (and previously represented Wisconsin's 9th congressional district from 1979 to 2003), ran for re-election. ^[32]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Sensenbrenner	89,370	99.4
	none	Scattering	535	0.6
Total votes			89,905	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Heaster, technology employee at the Kohler Company ^[33]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Heaster	9,266	99.9
	none	Scattering	13	0.1
Total votes			9,279	100.0

General election

Results

Wisconsin 5th Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Sensenbrenner (Incumbent)	250,335	67.7
	Democratic	Dave Heaster	118,478	32.1
	none	Scattering	851	0.2
Total votes			369,664	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2012 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Tom Petri Joe Kallas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 223,460 135,921 Percentage 62.1% 37.8%

Precinct results Petri:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Kallas:     50–60%     60–70%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tom Petri Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Petri Republican

Republican Tom Petri, who has represented Wisconsin's 6th congressional district since 1979, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Petri, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Lauren Stephens, founder of a conservative political action committee. ^[34]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Petri (incumbent)	73,376	82.2
	Republican	Lauren Stephens	15,821	17.7
	none	Scattering	75	0.1
Total votes			89,272	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Kallas, former member of the Green Lake County Board and nominee for this seat in 2010 ^[35]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Kallas	11,285	99.8
	none	Scattering	18	0.2
Total votes			11,303	100.0

General election

Results

Wisconsin 6th Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Petri (Incumbent)	223,460	62.1
	Democratic	Joe Kallas	135,921	37.8
	none	Scattering	364	0.1
Total votes			359,745	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2012 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Sean Duffy Pat Kreitlow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 201,720 157,524 Percentage 56.1% 43.8%

Precinct results Duffy:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Kreitlow:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Sean Duffy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Sean Duffy Republican

Republican Sean Duffy, who has represented Wisconsin's 7th congressional district since 2011, ran for re-election. ^[36]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Duffy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy	46,987	99.5
	none	Scattering	252	0.5
Total votes			47,239	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pat Kreitlow, former state Senator ^[37]

Declined

• Janet Bewley, state representative ^[38]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Kreitlow	16,053	99.9
	none	Scattering	19	0.1
Total votes			16,072	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Sean Duffy (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program ^[39]

Pat Kreitlow (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[11]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[13]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sean Duffy (R)	Pat Kreitlow (D)	Undecided
NMB Research (R-American Action Network) [40]	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	±4.9%	51%	40%	9%
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D-Kreitlow) [41]	September 25–26, 2012	509	±4.4%	44%	41%	15%
Public Policy Polling (D-CREDO) [42]	September 24–25, 2012	694	±3.7%	48%	44%	7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [43]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg [44]	Lean R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call [45]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times [47]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP [48]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
The Hill [49]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

Wisconsin 7th Congressional District 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (Incumbent)	201,720	56.1
	Democratic	Pat Kreitlow	157,524	43.8
	none	Scattering	405	0.1
	Write-In	Dale C. Hehner	20	0.0
Total votes			359,669	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2012 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Reid Ribble Jamie Wall Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 198,874 156,287 Percentage 56.0% 44.0%

Precinct results Ribble:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Wall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Reid Ribble Republican Elected U.S. Representative Reid Ribble Republican

Republican Reid Ribble, who has represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district since 2011, ran for re-election. ^[50]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Reid Ribble, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reid Ribble	64,689	99.6
	none	Scattering	251	0.4
Total votes			64,940	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jamie Wall, business consultant and candidate for this seat in 2006 ^[51]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamie Wall	11,513	99.8
	none	Scattering	19	0.2
Total votes			11,532	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Reid Ribble (R)	Jamie Wall (D)	Undecided
Normington, Petts & Associates (D) [52]	September 18–19, 2012	400	±4.9%	47%	41%	12%

Endorsements

Reid Ribble (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program ^[39]

Jamie Wall (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[11]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[13]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[14]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [43]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg [44]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call [45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times [47]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP [48]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill [49]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Wisconsin 8th Congressional District, 2012 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reid Ribble (Incumbent)	198,874	56.0
	Democratic	Jamie Wall	156,287	44.0
	none	Scattering	303	0.1
Total votes			355,464	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

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External links

• Elections & Voting at the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
  • Candidate list
• United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Wisconsin U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Wisconsin at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites District 1 Paul Ryan campaign website Rob Zerban campaign website [usurped] District 2 Chad Lee campaign website Mark Pocan campaign website District 3 Ray Boland campaign website Ron Kind campaign website District 4 Gwen Moore campaign website Dan Sebring campaign website District 5 Dave Heaster campaign website Jim Sensenbrenner campaign website District 6 Joe Kallas campaign website Tom Petri campaign website District 7 Sean Duffy campaign website Pat Kreitlow campaign website District 8 Reid Ribble campaign website Jamie Wall campaign website