Republicans seized all three Wisconsin battleground districts in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Incumbent U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden held onto the 1st and 3rd districts, respectively, and Tony Wied won the 8th district, giving the GOP six of the state’s eight districts.
Steil defeated Democrat Peter Barca by 10.3%. Steil has represented the southeast region since January 2019, when he defeated Democrat Randy Bryce.
Van Orden was reelected in the 3rd district, keeping a once blue seat flipped red in 2022. Van Orden defeated Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke by 2.8%.
Wied won the 8th district by 14.6% over opponent Kristin Lyerly. Wied filled the vacancy after Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher resigned back in April.
“I will not let you down! I’m overwhelmed by the support,” 8th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Tony Wied said in a tweet Tuesday night.
Final counts from the state are:
1st Congressional District
(R) Bryan Steil
206,218 votes 54.1%
(D) Peter Barca
166,787 votes 43.8%
3rd Congressional District
(R) Derrick Van Orden
211,696 votes 51.4%
(D) Rebecca Cooke
200,556 votes 48.6 %
8th Congressional District
(R) Tony Wied
240,519 votes 57.3%
(D) Kristin Lyerly
178,903 votes 42.7%
