Certified returns for every federal race in Wisconsin in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 8 of 8 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
1,677,211
56.2%
Republican
1,262,393
42.3%
Independent
17,605
0.6%
Libertarian
8,858
0.3%
Scattering
6,521
0.2%
Constitution
5,072
0.2%
Wisconsin Green
4,216
0.1%
We, the People
764
0.0%
Socialist Party USA
540
0.0%
Party for Socialism and Liberation
237
0.0%
Total
2,983,417
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paul Ryan
Republican
231,009
64.0%
Marge Krupp
Democrat
125,268
34.7%
Joseph Kexel
Libertarian
4,606
1.3%
Scattering
224
0.1%
Total
361,107
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tammy Baldwin
Democrat
277,914
69.3%
Peter Theron
Republican
122,513
30.6%
Scattering
414
0.1%
Total
400,841
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ron Kind
Democrat
225,208
63.2%
Paul Stark
Republican
122,760
34.4%
Kevin Barrett
Libertarian
8,236
2.3%
Scattering
196
0.1%
Total
356,400
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gwen Moore
Democrat
222,728
87.6%
Michael D. LaForest
Independent
29,282
11.5%
Scattering
2,169
0.9%
Total
254,179
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Republican
275,271
79.6%
Robert R. Raymond
Independent
69,715
20.2%
Scattering
913
0.3%
Total
345,899
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thomas E. Petri
Republican
221,875
63.7%
Roger A. Kittelson
Democrat
126,090
36.2%
Scattering
299
0.1%
Total
348,264
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
David R. Obey
Democrat
212,666
60.8%
Dan Mielke
Republican
136,938
39.1%
Scattering
233
0.1%
Total
349,837
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Steve Kagen
Democrat
193,662
54.0%
John Gard
Republican
164,621
45.9%
Scattering
364
0.1%
Total
358,647
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.