A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term in the

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for in the

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, the incumbent representative, announced his resignation effective September 23, 2019, as his wife was about to give birth to a child with a heart condition.

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Tony Evers Anthony Steven Evers ( ; born November 5, 1951) is an American politician and educator serving since 2019 as the 46th governor of Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2009 to 2019 as Wisconsin's 26th superintendent of p ...

chose January 27, 2020, as the date for the special election, with the primaries scheduled for December 30, 2019. However, the

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said that this schedule would be in violation of federal law, since it would provide insufficient time for overseas and military voters to receive ballots. Evers then rescheduled the primaries for February 18, 2020, and the general election for May 12, 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tom Tiffany Thomas P. Tiffany (born December 30, 1957) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district since winning a special election in 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he prev ...

, state senator for

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Eliminated in primary

* Jason Church, U.S. Army Veteran and former staffer for U.S. Senator

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American businessman and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Rep ...

Failed to qualify

* Michael Opela Jr., businessman and farmer

Declined

*Luke Hilgemann, Republican strategist (''endorsed Tiffany'') *

Brent Jacobson Brent William Jacobson (born April 26, 1984) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Mosinee, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and represents Wisconsin's 87th Assembly district in the 2025–2026 term. ...

, mayor of Mosinee *

Adam Jarchow Adam Michael Jarchow ( ; born November 10, 1978)Wisconsin Bl ...

, former state assemblyman (''endorsed Tiffany'') *

Jerry Petrowski Jerry Petrowski (born June 16, 1950) is an American politician and a former ginseng, dairy and beef farmer. He is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 29th Senate District from 2012-2023, and a former State ...

, state senator for

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* Romaine Quinn, state assemblyman for Wisconsin's 75th Assembly district (''endorsed Tiffany'') *Fernando Riveron, surgeon

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Tricia Zunker, president of the Wausau School Board and Associate Justice of the

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Supreme Court

Eliminated in primary

* Lawrence Dale, businessman and

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nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in

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Failed to qualify

* Spencer Zimmerman, veteran and perennial candidate

Declined

* Janet Bewley, state senator for

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* Margaret Engebretson, U.S. Navy veteran, attorney, and nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in

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Pat Kreitlow Patrick J. Kreitlow (born July 3, 1964) is an American politician, former broadcaster, and communications consultant. A Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Democrat, Kreitlow was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Wisconsin's 23rd Se ...

, former state senator for

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and nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in

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* Nick Milroy, state representative for

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* Christine Brewer Muggli, attorney *Tony Schultz, farmer *Kelly Westlund, former congressional staffer for U.S. Senator

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and nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Results

References

External links

Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District special election, 2020
Ballotpedia Official campaign websites
Tom Tiffany (R) for Congress

Tricia Zunker (D) for Congress
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify

Declined

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Results

See also

References

External links