Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
District map as of 2002
Current Representative Reid Ribble (R–DePere)
Area 9,740.44 mi²
Distribution 56.04% urban, 43.96% rural
Population (2000) 670,480
Median income $43,274
Ethnicity 93.2% White, 0.6% Black, 1.4% Asian, 2.2% Hispanic, 2.7% Native American, 0.1% other
Occupation 29.3% blue collar, 53.9% white collar, 16.8% gray collar
Cook PVI R+2

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northeastern Wisconsin. The district includes Green Bay and Appleton. It is currently represented by Reid Ribble, a Republican. Ribble defeated incumbent Democrat Steve Kagen for reelection in 2010.

It is a swing district. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won 55% of the vote in the district, while in 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.6% of the vote.

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Presidential Voting Results

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 53 - 45%
2004 President Bush 55 - 44%
2000 President Bush 52 - 43%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Note
District created March 4, 1873
Alexander S. McDill Republican March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1875
George W. Cate Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1877
Thaddeus C. Pound Republican March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1883
William T. Price Republican March 4, 1883 - December 6, 1886 Died
Vacant December 6, 1886 - January 18, 1887
Hugh H. Price Republican January 18, 1887 - March 4, 1887
Nils P. Haugen Republican March 4, 1887 - March 4, 1893 Redistricted to the 10th district
Lyman E. Barnes Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1895
Edward S. Minor Republican March 4, 1895 - March 4, 1903 Redistricted to the 9th district
James H. Davidson Republican March 4, 1903 - March 4, 1913 Redistricted from the 6th district
Edward E. Browne Republican March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1931
Gerald J. Boileau Republican March 4, 1931 - March 4, 1933 Redistricted to the 7th district
James F. Hughes Democratic March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935
George J. Schneider Progressive January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939
Joshua L. Johns Republican January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1943
Lavern Dilweg Democratic January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1945
John W. Byrnes Republican January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1973
Harold Vernon Froehlich Republican January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975
Robert John Cornell Democratic January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979
Toby Roth Republican January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1997
Jay W. Johnson Democratic January 3, 1997 - January 3, 1999
Mark Green Republican January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2007
Steve Kagen Democratic January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011
Reid Ribble Republican January 3, 2011 - present Incumbent

References

External links

All districts: Territory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
The 9th-11th districts are obsolete
See also: Wisconsin's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps