Wisconsin 8th District

Tony Wied (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Tony Wied

  Republican · holds this seat today

  A-

  Liberty Score A-

  On the liberty side in 41 of 45 votes and bills.

  Raised $1,354,324 since January 2025: 53% from PACs and other committees, 43% from people, 3% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Rick Crosson

  Democrat · retired Army colonel, former school board member

  No grade

  No grade yet

  I have no votes in Congress to count for Crosson, and what Crosson has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 31. A grade needs 4.

  Raised $168,412 since January 2025: 89% from people, 6% from PACs and other committees, 2% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov

  See each one, with its source

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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

Rick Crosson, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Crosson, so the grade above comes from this list: what Crosson has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• October 2026 · InterviewTyranny

  He called the war with the Islamic Republic undeclared and paid for with money not allocated to war.

  “an undeclared, unsanctioned war that is being paid for by dollars that weren't allocated for war”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  Criticising the war with no bill or policy named does not settle the measure.

  Source: FOX 11, 8th Congressional District candidates Crosson, Wied go in-depth on the issuesDiscuss this
• October 21, 2026 · InterviewFree nations

  In an interview he criticised the break with long-standing allies including NATO and Canada and said he wants those relationships restored.

  “And we have disrupted long existing relationships. NATO, for example, our NATO allies, Canada, for Christ’s sakes, who would have thought we’d be at odds with our best neighbor?”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Defending NATO and the alliances the US relies on is with liberty on free nations.

  Source: Milwaukee Courier, The actions of the U.S. military are deeply personal for Rick Crosson, who looks to upset Tony Wied in northern WisconsinDiscuss this
• October 2026 · His campaign siteFree markets

  His campaign Priorities page says he will stand up for family farms against tariffs.

  “Keeping our farms profitable and in the family, and standing up for them against tariffs, and corporate squeezing.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Opposing tariffs on farmers is opposition to broad tariffs, which the free markets test counts as with.

  Source: Rick Crosson for Congress, PrioritiesDiscuss this
• October 2026 · His campaign siteBorders

  His issues page says the country can secure the border while treating people humanely.

  “We can secure the border and treat people like human beings.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Securing the border is the with side; no enforcement step is named, so the line is general.

  Source: Rick Crosson for Congress, IssuesDiscuss this
• October 2026 · InterviewBorders

  He said ICE has grown into a paramilitary organization and called for reassessing its role, not abolishing it.

  “ballooned into this paramilitary organization”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  He asks for a reassessment, not an end to ICE, so it does not settle the measure.

  Source: WPR, Republican incumbent Tony Wied faces Democrat Rick CrossonDiscuss this

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.