2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin, 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 Governor of Wisconsin.

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

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

Nominee

 * Paul Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President in 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Jeremy Ryan, professional protester

Nominee

 * Rob Zerban, member of the Kenosha County Board, former small business owner and nominee for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Amar Kaleka, documentary filmmaker and the son of a victim of the 2012 Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting

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

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 20, 2014

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

Nominee

 * Mark Pocan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Peter Theron, mathematics professor

District 3
Democratic incumbent Ron Kind, 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.

Nominee

 * Ron Kind, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Tony Kurtz, businessman and veteran

Eliminated in primary

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

Withdrawn

 * Chris Anderson, former aide to Ron Johnson

District 4
Democratic incumbent Gwen Moore, 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.

Nominee

 * Gwen Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Gary George, former state senator and convicted felon

Nominee

 * Dan Sebring, automobile repair shop owner and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * David D. King, nominee for Secretary of State in 2010

District 5
Republican incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner, 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.

Nominee

 * Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Chris Rockwood, electrical engineer and former candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly

District 6
Republican incumbent Tom Petri who had represented the 6th district since 1979, retired.

Nominee

 * Glenn Grothman, state senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Tom Denow
 * Joe Leibham, state senator
 * Duey Stroebel, state representative

Withdrawn

 * Nancy Olson

Declined

 * Joe Dean, Mayor of Port Washington
 * Scott Fitzgerald, Majority Leader of the State Senate
 * John Hiller, Scott Walker aide
 * Tim Michels, co-owner of the Michels Corporation and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004
 * Todd Nehls, former Dodge County Sheriff

Nominee

 * Mark Harris, Winnebago County Executive

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.

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.

District 7
Republican incumbent Sean Duffy, who had represented the 7th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Sean Duffy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Don Raihala, real estate broker

Nominee

 * Kelly Westlund, Ashland businesswoman and City Council member

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Krsiean

District 8
Republican incumbent Reid Ribble, who had represented the 8th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Reid Ribble, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

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