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2008 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2008 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election?

Steven L. Kagen won the 2008 Wisconsin U.S. House District 8 Election. Steven L. Kagen received 193,662 popular votes (54%). The main challenger was John Gard (45.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Kagen and Gard

Kagen +8.1 pts · won by 29,041 votes
Steven L. KagenDemocraticWINNER54%
193,662 votes
John GardRepublican45.9%
164,621 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.