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

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, 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

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Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin by district:

District 1

Republican incumbent

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative and nominee for

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Jeremy Ryan, professional protester

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Rob Zerban, member of the

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Board, former small business owner and nominee for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= *

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, documentary filmmaker and the son of a victim of the 2012

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Primary results

General election

Campaign

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

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 20, 2014

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 2

Democratic incumbent

Mark Pocan Mark William Pocan ( ; born August 14, 1964) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of t ...

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Peter Theron, mathematics professor

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

Democratic incumbent

Ron Kind Ronald James Kind (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin, anchored by La Cross ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Tony Kurtz Tony Kurtz (born December 23, 1966) is an American businessman and Republican politician from Juneau County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 41st Assembly district since 2025; he previously r ...

, businessman and veteran

=Eliminated in primary

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

=Withdrawn

= *Chris Anderson, former aide to

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 4

Democratic incumbent

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Gary George, former state senator and convicted felon

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dan Sebring, automobile repair shop owner and nominee for this seat in

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=Eliminated in primary

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

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 5

Republican incumbent

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Chris Rockwood,

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and former candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 6

Republican incumbent

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who had represented the 6th district since 1979, retired.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Glenn Grothman Glenn Sholes Grothman ( ; born July 3, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to his seat in 2014. Gro ...

, state senator

=Eliminated in primary

= *Tom Denow *

Joe Leibham Joseph K. Leibham (born June 6, 1969) is an Americans, American business executive and lobbyist who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the Wisconsin Senate, District 9, 9th Distri ...

, state senator *

Duey Stroebel Sherburn Duane "Duey" Stroebel Jr. (born September 1, 1959) is an American realtor and Republican politician from Cedarburg, Wisconsin. He served 10 years as a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 20th Senate district from ...

, state representative

=Withdrawn

= *Nancy Olson

=Declined

= *Joe Dean, Mayor of Port Washington *

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, Majority Leader of the

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*John Hiller, Scott Walker aide *Tim Michels, co-owner of the

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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

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*Todd Nehls, former Dodge County Sheriff

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Harris, Winnebago County

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=Withdrawn

= *Gary Wetzel

=Declined

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

Primary results

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

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 7

Republican incumbent

Sean Duffy Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, former prosecutor, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation, United States secretary of transportation sinc ...

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Don Raihala, real estate broker

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kelly Westlund, Ashland businesswoman and City Council member

=Eliminated in primary

= *Mike Krsiean

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 8

Republican incumbent

Reid Ribble Reid James Ribble (born April 5, 1956) is an American businessman and Republican politician from the Fox Cities region of Wisconsin. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 8th congress ...

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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