Wisconsin’s US House delegation evenly split after Democrats flip two seats
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Wisconsin's congressional delegation will be split 4-4 next year after Democrats flipped two U.S. House seats.
The last time the state's congressional delegation was evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats was 16 years ago.
In the 7th Congressional District, an open seat, Republican Michael Alfonso defeated Democratic challenger Fred Clark.
The 7th District is currently held by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, who decided not to seek reelection so he could run for governor.
The district was held for decades by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, but it's been in Republican hands since 2011.
Alfonso, who will be the youngest member of Congress, is the son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who represented the district before Tiffany.
In the 8th Congressional District surrounding Green Bay, U.S. Rep. Tony Wied, R-De Pere, defeated Democratic challenger Rick Crosson.
Wied was first elected to Congress in 2024.
In the 3rd Congressional District race between U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, and Democrat Rebecca Cooke of Eau Claire, Cooke defeated Van Orden. The 3rd was considered one of the most competitive House races in the country. It was a rematch from two years ago, when Van Orden defeated Cooke by less than 3 percentage points. This time around, she won by almost 7, according to preliminary results.
Van Orden has held the district since January 2023. It was previously held for two decades by Democrat Ron Kind.
In the 1st District, Democrat Mitchell Berman of Raymond defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil of Janesville. The 1st District was one of the most closely watched seats in the nation in the closing weeks of the campaign. It became more competitive in the last round of redistricting, but until this year, Steil held it easily.
While the district's lines have undergone multiple changes over the years, it has been in Republican hands for three decades.
There was no drama in the race for Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District, home to Madison, where U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, had no Republican opponent. Pocan was first elected to the district in 2012.
In the 4th District, a heavily Democratic seat that includes Milwaukee, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore easily defeated Republican Tim Rogers.
It was the fifth election in a row that Moore defeated Rogers in November.
In the 5th Congressional District, which includes Milwaukee's suburbs, Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Clyman, won easily over Democratic challenger Andrew Beck. Fitzgerald was first elected to Congress in 2020.
In the 6th Congressional District, held by Republicans since the 1960s, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, defeated Democratic challenger Brad Smith. Grothman was first elected in 2014.