2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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.

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.

District 1
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 or seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Nominee

 * Paul Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Rob Zerban, member of the Kenosha County Board and former small business owner

Nominee

 * Keith Deschler, factory worker

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.

Results

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

Nominee

 * Mark Pocan, state representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Dennis Hall, former member of Janesville City Council
 * Kelda Roys, state representative
 * Matt Silverman, attorney and decorated combat veteran

Withdrawn

 * Dave Worzala, Dane County Treasurer

Declined

 * Tammy Baldwin, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Jon Erpenbach, state senator

Nominee

 * Chad Lee, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010

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

Nominee

 * Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Ray Boland, former state Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former commander at Fort McCoy

Withdrawn

 * Edward Martin, retired Army sergeant

Declined

 * Bruce Evers, financial adviser and candidate for this seat in 2010

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

Nominee

 * Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Dan Sebring, automobile repair shop owner and nominee for this seat in 2010

Independents

 * Robert R. Raymond, perennial candidate

District 5
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.

Nominee

 * Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Dave Heaster, technology employee at the Kohler Company

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

Nominee

 * Tom Petri, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Lauren Stephens, founder of a conservative political action committee.

Nominee

 * Joe Kallas, former member of the Green Lake County Board and nominee for this seat in 2010

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

Nominee

 * Sean Duffy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Pat Kreitlow, former state Senator

Declined

 * Janet Bewley, state representative

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

Nominee

 * Reid Ribble, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Jamie Wall, business consultant and candidate for this seat in 2006

Results

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