2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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All 8 Wisconsin seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 4 Seats won 4 4 Seat change Popular vote 1,380,819 1,368,537 Percentage 48.94% 48.50%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Elections forWisconsin's 8 seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2004. All of the incumbents won reelection except forJerry Kleczka, who chose to retire.

2004 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Paul Ryan Jeffrey C. Thomas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 233,372 116,250 Percentage 65.37% 32.57%

Precinct results Ryan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Thomas:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Paul Ryan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Paul Ryan Republican

Paul Ryan was first elected in1998, and received 67% of the vote in2002.^[2] Jeffrey Chapman Thomas was the Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2002.^[3]

Steve Gutschick initially sought the Democratic nomination, but withdrew citing poor fundraising.^[4] Chet Bell, the son of the mayor ofWest Allis, Wisconsin, announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination on June 4, 2004.^[5] In July 2004, Ryan had over $1 million in campaign funds compared to $4,212 held by Bell and $5.13 held by Thomas.^[6]

2004 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Tammy Baldwin Dave Magnum Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 251,637 145,810 Percentage 63.27% 36.66%

Precinct results Baldwin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Magnum:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tammy Baldwin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin Democratic

2004 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Ron Kind Dale Schultz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 204,856 157,866 Percentage 56.43% 43.49%

Precinct results Kind:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Schultz:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Ron Kind Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ron Kind Democratic

2004 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Gwen Moore Gerald H. Boyle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 212,382 85,928 Percentage 69.60% 28.16%

Precinct results Moore:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Boyle:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jerry Kleczka Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gwen Moore Democratic

2004 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Sensenbrenner Bryan Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 271,153 129,384 Percentage 66.57% 31.77%

Precinct results Sensenbrenner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Kennedy:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner Republican

2004 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Tom Petri Jef Hall Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 238,620 107,209 Percentage 67.03% 30.12%

Precinct results Petri:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hall:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tom Petri Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Petri Republican

2004 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Dave Obey Mike Miles Party Democratic Green Popular vote 241,306 26,518 Percentage 85.64% 9.41%

Precinct results Obey:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Dave Obey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dave Obey Democratic

2004 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Mark Green Dottie Le Clair Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 248,070 105,513 Percentage 70.13% 29.83%

Precinct results Green:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Le Clair:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%     No votes

U.S. Representative before election Mark Green Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mark Green Republican

• Barish, Lawrence, ed. (2006).State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book.Wisconsin Legislature.ISBN 0975282018.

• Block, Dustin (June 5, 2004)."Ryan / Congressman's third child due soon".Racine Journal Times. p. 3B – viaNewspapers.com.
• Potente, Joe (June 5, 2004)."Mukwonago man plans to challenge Paul Ryan".Kenosha News. p. C5 – viaNewspapers.com.
• Potente, Joe (June 17, 2004)."Ryan exceeds challengers in fund-raising by $1 million".Kenosha News. p. A1 – viaNewspapers.com.
• Shook, Dennis (September 15, 2004)."Kennedy tops Kohlenberg in District 5 runoff".The Waukesha Freeman. p. 3A – viaNewspapers.com.
• Tatge-Rozell, Jill (April 2, 2004)."Randall man decides not to seek Congress nomination".Kenosha News. p. C3 – viaNewspapers.com.

• Trandahl, Jeff, ed. (2005)."Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004".Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.Archived from the original on March 25, 2025.

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