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Wisconsin Republicans sweep battleground U.S. House districts

Republicans took the contested 1st, 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts, keeping their 6-2 advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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%

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(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%

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