The 5th district takes in the northern and western suburbs of
Milwaukee, including
Washington County,
Jefferson County, as well as most of
Waukesha County. The incumbent was Republican
Jim Sensenbrenner, who was reelected with 61.9% of the vote in 2018.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee •
Scott Fitzgerald, majority leader of the
Wisconsin Senate Eliminated in primary • Cliff DeTemple, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Commander
Declined •
Scott Allen, state representative •
Paul Farrow,
Waukesha County executive •
Chris Kapenga, state senator •
Rebecca Kleefisch, former
lieutenant governor of Wisconsin •
Dale Kooyenga, state senator • Matt Neumann, businessman and son of former U.S. Representative
Mark Neumann • Kevin Nicholson, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in
2018 (endorsed Fitzgerald) •
Jim Sensenbrenner, incumbent U.S. representative • Ben Voekel, spokesman for U.S. Senator
Ron Johnson •
Leah Vukmir, former state senator and nominee for U.S. Senate in
2018 Endorsements Primary results Democratic primary Candidates Declared • Tom Palzewicz, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in
2018 Endorsements Primary results General election Predictions Results ==District 6==