Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District
Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Bryan Steil (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Wisconsin representatives represented an average of 737,184 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 712,279 residents.
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
General election
The primary will occur on August 13, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Diane Anderson, Anthony Hammes, and Lorenzo Santos are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 13, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil and Steven Trueblood are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 13, 2024.
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil defeated Ann Roe and Charles Barman in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Steil (R) | 54.0 | 162,610 |
 | Ann Roe (D) | 45.1 | 135,825 | |
 | Charles Barman (The Going Away Party) | 0.7 | 2,247 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 185 | ||
| Total votes: 300,867 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Ann Roe advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Roe | 99.8 | 48,148 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 112 | ||
| Total votes: 48,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Albert Namath (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Steil | 99.2 | 73,191 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 571 | ||
| Total votes: 73,762 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil defeated Roger Polack in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Steil (R) | 59.3 | 238,271 |
 | Roger Polack (D) | 40.6 | 163,170 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 313 | ||
| Total votes: 401,754 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Roger Polack defeated Josh Pade in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roger Polack | 58.1 | 28,698 |
 | Josh Pade | 41.7 | 20,608 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 109 | ||
| Total votes: 49,415 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Steil | 99.7 | 40,273 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 40,404 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Baker (R)
- Charles Barman (R)
- Jeremy Ryan (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Bryan Steil defeated Randy Bryce and Ken Yorgan in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Steil (R) | 54.6 | 177,492 |
 | Randy Bryce (D) | 42.3 | 137,508 | |
 | Ken Yorgan (Independent) | 3.1 | 10,006 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 325,013 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Randy Bryce defeated Catherine Myers in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Bryce | 59.6 | 36,406 |
 | Catherine Myers | 40.4 | 24,699 | |
| Total votes: 61,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Steil | 51.6 | 30,885 |
 | Nick Polce | 14.9 | 8,948 | |
 | Paul Nehlen | 11.1 | 6,638 | |
| Kevin Steen | 10.5 | 6,262 | |
| Jeremy Ryan | 10.4 | 6,226 | |
 | Bradley Thomas Boivin | 1.5 | 924 | |
| Total votes: 59,883 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeff Wamboldt (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Ryan (R) defeated Ryan Solen (D), Jason Lebeck (L) and Spencer Zimmerman (Trump Conservative) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ryan defeated Paul Nehlen in the Republican primary, while Solen defeated Tom Breu to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Paul Ryan Incumbent |
65% | 230,072 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Solen | 30.2% | 107,003 | |
| Trump Conservative | Spencer Zimmerman | 2.7% | 9,429 | |
| Libertarian | Jason Lebeck | 2.1% | 7,486 | |
| Total Votes | 353,990 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Paul Ryan Incumbent |
84.1% | 57,364 | ||
| Paul Nehlen | 15.9% | 10,864 | ||
| Total Votes | 68,228 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Ryan Solen |
59.1% | 14,639 | ||
| Tom Breu | 40.9% | 10,142 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,781 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission |
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2014
The 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Paul Ryan (R) defeated Rob Zerban (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Paul Ryan Incumbent |
63.3% | 182,316 | |
| Democratic | Rob Zerban | 36.6% | 105,552 | |
| Independent | Keith Deschler - Write-in | 0% | 29 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 273 | |
| Total Votes | 288,170 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board | ||||
2012
The 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Paul Ryan won re-election in the district.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Rob Zerban | 43.4% | 158,414 | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan Incumbent |
54.9% | 200,423 | |
| Libertarian | Keith Deschler | 1.7% | 6,054 | |
| Miscellaneous | N/A | 0% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 365,058 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Heckenlively (D) and Joseph Kexel (L) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan incumbent |
68.2% | 179,819 | |
| Democratic | John Heckenlively | 30.1% | 79,363 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Kexel | 1.6% | 4,311 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 134 | |
| Total Votes | 263,627 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Marge Krupp (D) and Joseph Kexel (L) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2008 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan incumbent |
64% | 231,009 | |
| Democratic | Marge Krupp | 34.7% | 125,268 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Kexel | 1.3% | 4,606 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 224 | |
| Total Votes | 361,107 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan incumbent |
62.6% | 161,320 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey C. Thomas | 37.2% | 95,761 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.2% | 515 | |
| Total Votes | 257,596 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey Chapman Thomas (D), Norman Aulabaugh (I) and Don Bernau (L) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2004 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan incumbent |
65.4% | 233,372 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Chapman Thomas | 32.6% | 116,250 | |
| Independent | Norman Aulabaugh | 1.2% | 4,252 | |
| Libertarian | Don Bernau | 0.8% | 2,936 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0% | 166 | |
| Total Votes | 356,976 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) and George Meyers (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2002 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan incumbent |
67.2% | 140,176 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey C. Thomas | 30.6% | 63,895 | |
| Libertarian | George Meyers | 2.1% | 4,406 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 136 | |
| Total Votes | 208,613 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2000 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Ryan incumbent |
66.6% | 177,612 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey C. Thomas | 33.3% | 88,885 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 294 | |
| Total Votes | 266,791 | |||
District map
The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those adopted for the 2024 election cycle. To compare the map before redistricting with the one used for the 2024 elections, click here.
Redistricting
2020-2021
Wisconsin enacted its congressional districts on March 3, 2022, when the Wisconsin Supreme Court approved congressional proposals submitted by Gov. Tony Evers (D). Evers vetoed a legislatively-approved congressional district map on November 18.[10] Those maps had passed the state Senate on October 20 by a 21-12 vote split along party lines, with all Republicans in the chamber voting for the proposal and all Democrats voting against it. They had passed the House on November 11 by a 60-38 party-line vote.[11][12]
After Evers' veto, the Wisconsin Supreme Court assumed control of the drafting process, as the court had agreed in September to decide new districts if the legislature and governor failed to do so.[13] On November 30, the court announced it would seek to make as few changes as possible to the current legislative and congressional maps adopted in 2011.[14] Evers submitted the now-approved congressional district map to the supreme court on December 15.[15]
On January 10, the Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling in which it denied congressional Republicans' request to submit an additional, amended map for the court's consideration and granted Evers the ability to make corrections to the map he submitted.[16]On March 3, 2022, the court decided to adopt Evers' proposal.[17]This map took effect for Wisconsin's 2022 congressional elections.
How does redistricting in Wisconsin work? In Wisconsin, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[18]
The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact and "that they be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines where possible." The state constitution further stipulates that state legislative districts should be contiguous.[18]
Wisconsin District 1
until January 2, 2023
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Wisconsin District 1
starting January 3, 2023
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2010-2011
In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
In redistricting, The Hill published a list of the Top Ten House Members who were helped by redistricting.[19] Ryan ranked 9th on the list.[19] The article notes that the redistricting process, controlled by Republicans in the state House, was rushed through rather quickly ahead of recalls happening in the state, and added a few more points to the Republican base in Ryan's district.[19]
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 1st the 204th most Republican district nationally.[20]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 48.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 50.3%.[21]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District the 189th most Republican nationally.[22]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.03. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.03 points toward that party.[23]
See also
- Redistricting in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
- Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Wisconsin House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Wisconsin," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ WPR, "Evers vetoes Republican-drawn redistricting maps," November 18, 2021
- ↑ WIZM News, "GOP-led Wisconsin Senate OKs their own redistricting plan," November 8, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Public Radio, "Assembly passes Republican-drawn political maps," November 11, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Wisconsin Supreme Court takes redistricting lawsuit filed by conservatives," September 23, 2021
- ↑ The Hill, "Wisconsin Supreme Court hands win to GOP in key ruling on new congressional maps," November 30, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Examiner, "Gov. Evers submits ‘least changes’ map to state Supreme Court," December 15, 2021
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court won't let Republicans in Congress offer a second redistricting plan," January 10, 2022
- ↑ Associated Press, "Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts governor’s redistricting maps," March 3, 2022
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 All About Redistricting, "Wisconsin," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 The Hill, "House members most helped by redistricting," accessed April 17, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
