The US Capitol. Five incumbent members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin retained their seats in Tuesday’s elections. (Jennifer Shutt | Staten Newsroom)
Incumbents easily prevailed over challengers in five congressional seats in Wisconsin on Tuesday. None of the races were considered close before Election Day, and all were called by the Associated Press before 10 p.m.
In the 2i.e In the Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Mark Pocan defeated Republican Erik Olsen by a more than 2-to-1 margin, with 87% of the votes counted. The district is centered in Madison and covers south-central Wisconsin.
In Milwaukee’s 4e In the district, Democratic incumbent Gwen Moore easily defeated two challengers, Republican Tim Rogers and independent Robert Raymond.
In the 5e In the district, which covers suburban and rural communities west of Milwaukee, incumbent Republican Scott Fitzgerald sailed to a third term, defeating Democrat Ben Steinhoff. With almost 80% of the votes counted, Fitzgerald had almost 65% of the vote, while Steinhoff had just under 36%.
In the 6e District, which extends west from the lower Fox Valley, Republican incumbent Glenn Grothman had a 2-1 lead over Democrat John Zarbano.
In the 7e District, which spans northwestern Wisconsin, Republican incumbent Tom Tiffany easily defeated Democratic challenger Kyle Kilbourn by a roughly 2-to-1 margin with half the ballots counted.
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