Riding profile

WI-8

US House district — WI · Mixed · us wi

The question

WI-8: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Republican

Toss-up

Probability
98%
Mean margin (pts)
4.4
P(close race)
63%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 52.2%

    Tony Wied incumbent

  • Democrat 47.8%

    Rick Crosson

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Republican Democrat
HereWI-8 52.2%47.8%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +7.3 54.3% −6.5

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

WI-8, a mixed riding in WI, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 52% vote share, against 48% for the Democrats, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

WIED, TONY

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

Held Aug 11, 2026 · Certified official result

Democratic primary

Winner

Rick Crosson 35.3%

24,970 votes

Republican primary

Winner

Tony Wied 100.0%

63,211 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Wied, Tony

  • Democrat Challenger

    Crosson, Rick

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
14.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-10.3 pts
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026