Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a

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of the

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in northeastern

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. It has been represented by Republican Tony Wied since November 12, 2024. It was previously vacant from April 24, 2024, following the effective date of the resignation of Mike Gallagher, a Republican. Gallagher won the open seat vacated by Reid Ribble who retired in 2016. It is also one of only two congressional districts to ever elect a Catholic priest, in the case of Wisconsin’s 8th, Robert John Cornell. The 8th District has leaned Republican throughout its history; seven Democrats have represented it since its creation, but none have served more than two terms. It became more of a swing seat in the 1990s. In

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, Republican

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won 55 percent of the vote in the district, while in

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, Democrat

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received 53.6 percent of the vote. The last Democrat to represent the district was Steve Kagen from 2007 to 2011. Since Kagen lost in the 2010 election, the seat has been held by Republicans, who have consistently won it by double-digit percent margins in each election to the seat since 2012 and won similarly in statewide elections. The only county in the current district to back the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000, 2004, and 2016 elections was overwhelmingly Native American

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County, which has never voted Republican since its creation in 1960, and only Menominee and

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Counties voted Democratic in 2012 and 2020.

Counties and municipalities within the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST55/CD118_WI08.pdf
/ref> Brown County (24) : All 24 towns and municipalities Calumet County (15) : Appleton (part; also 6th; shared with Outagamie and Winnebago counties), Brillion (city), Brillion (town), Charlestown, Chilton (city), Chilton (town), Harrison,

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, Menasha (part; also 6th; shared with Winnebago County),

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, Rantoul, Sherwood, Stockbridge (town), Stockbridge (village), Woodville Door County (19) : All 19 towns and municipalities Kewaunee County (14) : All 14 towns and municipalities Marinette County (25) : All 25 towns and municipalities Menominee County (1) :

Oconto County (29) : All 29 towns and municipalities Outagamie County (35) : All 35 towns and municipalities Shawano County (38) : All 38 towns and municipalities Waupaca County (34) : All 34 towns and municipalities Winnebago County (2) : Clayton (part; also 6th),

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(part; also 6th)

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Rep. Mike Gallagher's official House of Representatives website
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