Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northeastern Wisconsin. It is currently represented by Mike Gallagher, a Republican. Gallagher won the open seat vacated by Reid Ribble in 2016. It is also one of two Congressional Districts to ever elect a Catholic Priest, Robert John Cornell.
The 8th leaned Republican for many years; only four Democrats represented it in the 20th century. However, it became more of a swing seat in the 1990s. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won 55% of the vote in the district, while in 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.6% 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.
Since the 1970s, the district has encompassed the northeastern part of Wisconsin, including cities such as Green Bay and Appleton, the peninsula of Door County, and most of the state’s counties bordering Michigan.Presidential Voting Results
List of members representing the district
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On January 30, 2016, Reid Ribble announced he would retire at the end of his third term, opening the seat for the 2016 election.2018
