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2008-11-04 U.S. House Election Results for Wisconsin (District 08)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Steve Kagen*
(D)
John Gard
(R)
Other Margin TOTAL
Brown County66,06954.0%56,18445.9%1400.1%9,885 122,393
Calumet County (pt.)3,14157.3%2,33742.7%00.0%804 5,478
Door County9,93657.7%7,26142.2%140.1%2,675 17,211
Florence County1,21647.5%1,34452.5%00.0%-128 2,560
Forest County2,60159.1%1,80040.9%10.0%801 4,402
Kewaunee County5,77054.0%4,91846.0%40.0%852 10,692
Langlade County (pt.)1,34351.7%1,25748.3%00.0%86 2,600
Marinette County11,50554.9%9,44545.0%170.1%2,060 20,967
Menominee County1,16683.7%22716.3%00.0%939 1,393
Oconto County9,68651.6%9,08748.4%150.1%599 18,788
Oneida County (pt.)4,75747.2%5,30852.7%130.1%-551 10,078
Outagamie County (pt.)47,19356.2%36,68843.7%1080.1%10,505 83,989
Shawano County10,33652.4%9,37447.5%100.1%962 19,720
Vilas County6,09445.5%7,29254.4%160.1%-1,198 13,402
Waupaca County12,84951.4%12,09948.4%260.1%750 24,974
TOTAL 193,66254.0% 164,62145.9% 3640.1% 29,041 358,647
Total R vote: 164,621 (45.9%)      Total D vote: 193,662 (54.0%)      Total Other vote: 364 (0.1%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,218,171 $1,596,625
Total Receipts: $2,170,743 $1,605,496
Cash on Hand: $4,972 $9,022
Contributions by Candidate: $4,600 $0
Loans by Candidate: $180,000 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $868,439 $1,056,976
Party Contributions: $5,062 $31,750
Other Committee Contributions: $1,094,229 $461,589
Transfers from Other Committees: $1,000 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $578,920 $45,292
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $703,791 $341,409
Net Independent Expenditures: $-124,871 $-296,117
Net Spending: $2,093,300 $1,300,508

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/WI/08/2008

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Steve Kagen*
Total Disbursements: $2,218,171
Total Receipts: $2,170,743
Cash on Hand: $4,972
Candidate Contributions: $4,600
Candidate Loans: $180,000
Individual Contributions: $868,439
Party Contributions: $5,062
Other Committee Contributions: $1,094,229
Other Committee Transfers: $1,000
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $578,920
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $703,791
Net Independent Expenditures: $-124,871
Net Spending: $2,093,300



John Gard
Total Disbursements: $1,596,625
Total Receipts: $1,605,496
Cash on Hand: $9,022
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,056,976
Party Contributions: $31,750
Other Committee Contributions: $461,589
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $45,292
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $341,409
Net Independent Expenditures: $-296,117
Net Spending: $1,300,508



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/WI/08/2008


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   John Gard 16,569 100.0% $1,596,625
TOTAL VOTES 16,569    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Steve Kagen* 14,500 100.0% $2,218,171
TOTAL VOTES 14,500