Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Mark Pocan (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Mark Pocan	Democratic	70.1%	40.2
2022	Mark Pocan	Democratic	71.0%	44.1
2020	Mark Pocan	Democratic	69.7%	39.4
2018	Mark Pocan	Democratic	97.4%	97.4
2016	Mark Pocan	Democratic	68.7%	37.6
2014	Mark Pocan	Democratic	68.4%	36.9
2012	Mark Pocan	Democratic	67.9%	36.0
2010	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	61.8%	23.6
2008	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	69.3%	38.8
2006	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	62.8%	25.7
2004	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	63.3%	26.6
2002	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	66.0%	32.2
2000	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	51.4%	2.8
1998	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	52.5%	5.8
1980	Robert W. Kastenmeier	Democratic	54.0%	8.6
1978	Robert W. Kastenmeier	Democratic	57.7%	16.3
1976	Robert W. Kastenmeier	Democratic	65.6%	31.2

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Pocan Won	DEM	320,317	70.05%
Erik Olsen	REP	136,357	29.82%
Scattering	—	583	0.13%
Total		457,257

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Pocan Won	DEM	268,740	70.99%
Erik Olsen	REP	101,890	26.92%
Douglas Alexander	IND	7,689	2.03%
Scattering	—	218	0.06%
Total		378,537

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Pocan Won	DEM	318,523	69.67%
Peter Theron	REP	138,306	30.25%
Scattering	—	376	0.08%
Total		457,205

Questions and answers

Who represents Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district?

Mark Pocan (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district?

Mark Pocan won in 2024 by 40.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.