U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: No Clear Favorite

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

September 12, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Steven Kagen 47%
Jamie Wall 29%
Nancy Nusbaum 24%

Republican Primary Results
John Gard 71%
Terri McCormick 29%

Democratic Candidate

Steve Kagen

Occupation
Doctor; Clinical Professor

Education
B.S., M.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Born
December 12, 1949, Appleton, WI, United States

Residence
Appleton, WI

Religion
Jewish

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,000,122	$1,853,713	$146,409

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Republican Candidate

John Gard

Occupation
State Rep.

Public Service
State Legislature

Education
B.S. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Born
Milwaukee, WI, United States

Residence
Peshtigo, WI

Religion
Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$1,979,419	$1,694,534	$284,884

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Wisconsin District 8

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 670,480
Male: 49.8%
Female: 50.2%
Median Age: 36.6
18 Years and Over: 74.2%
65 Years and Over: 13.5%
Employed: 66.0%
Median Household Income: $43,274
Families Below Poverty Level: 4.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 19.1%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 55%
Kerry (D) 44%
2004 U.S. House Election:
Mark Green (R) 70%
Dottie Le Clair (D) 30%

State Political Profile

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Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.