The Winner
If you live in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) will keep representing you after winning a second term. Wied beat Democrat Rick Crosson 55.3% to 44.7%, a margin of about 11 points, in unofficial results. The Associated Press called the race for Wied at 10:01 p.m. on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3, with 72% of the vote counted.
Crosson narrowed the gap from 2024, when Wied beat Democrat Kristin Lyerly 57.3% to 42.6%. Crosson said his campaign “closed a very significant gap from previous races,” according to Fox 11.
The Race
Crosson is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former Green Bay school board member. He won a three-way Aug. 11 Democratic primary with 35.2% of the vote, ahead of Mark Scheffler and Katrina deVille, while Wied ran unopposed. The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the seat Solid Republican, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.
The district covers much of northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay, Appleton and De Pere. It includes Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano and Waupaca counties and part of Winnebago County, according to the Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau.
About 742,400 people live in the district, which is 84.9% white, 6.5% Hispanic, 2.5% Asian and 1.5% Black. The median household income is about $79,000, the median age is 41, and 29.7% of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. Unemployment is 2.6%, and 8.3% of residents live below the poverty line.
What’s Next
Wied’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, and Republicans will be in the minority after Democrats won control of the House. Wied said his priorities include farmers, manufacturing, rural health care and reining in federal spending, and that he would “work with anybody” if it benefits northeastern Wisconsin, according to Spectrum News 1.
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