Electoral history of Paul Ryan, United States Representative from Wisconsin (1999-2019), 2012 Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States, and Speaker of the House of Representatives (2015-2019). Throughout his career, Paul Ryan had never lost an election other than his defeat in the 2012 United States presidential election; of all the times he has won, he has never received less than 54% of the vote.[1]
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Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
edit| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Primary[2] | Sep. 8 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 15,859 | 80.74% | Michael J. Logan | Rep. | 3,784 | 19.26% | 19,643 | 12,075 |
| General[2] | Nov. 3 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 108,475 | 57.11% | Lydia Spottswood | Dem. | 81,164 | 42.73% | 189,946 | 27,311 | |
| 2000 | General[3] | Nov. 7 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 177,612 | 66.57% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 88,885 | 33.32% | 266,791 | 88,727 |
| 2002 | General[4] | Nov. 5 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 140,176 | 67.19% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 63,895 | 30.63% | 208,613 | 76,281 |
| George Meyers | Lib. | 4,406 | 2.11% | |||||||||
| 2004 | General[5] | Nov. 2 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 233,372 | 65.37% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 116,250 | 32.57% | 356,976 | 117,122 |
| Norman Aulabaugh | Ind. | 4,252 | 1.19% | |||||||||
| Don Bernau | Lib. | 2,936 | 0.82% | |||||||||
| 2006 | General[6] | Nov. 7 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 161,320 | 62.63% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 95,761 | 37.17% | 257,596 | 65,559 |
| 2008 | General[7] | Nov. 4 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 231,009 | 63.97% | Marge Krupp | Dem. | 125,268 | 34.69% | 361,107 | 105,741 |
| Joseph Kexel | Lib. | 4,606 | 1.28% | |||||||||
| 2010 | General[8] | Nov. 2 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 179,819 | 68.21% | John Heckenlively | Dem. | 79,363 | 30.10% | 263,627 | 100,456 |
| Joseph Kexel | Lib. | 4,311 | 1.64% | |||||||||
| 2012 | General[9] | Nov. 6 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 200,423 | 54.90% | Rob Zerban | Dem. | 158,414 | 43.39% | 365,058 | 42,009 |
| Keith Deschler | Ind. | 6,054 | 1.66% | |||||||||
| 2014 | Primary[10] | Aug. 12 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 40,813 | 94.27% | Jeremy Ryan | Rep. | 2,450 | 5.66% | 43,293 | 38,363 |
| General[11] | Nov. 4 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 182,316 | 63.27% | Rob Zerban | Dem. | 105,552 | 36.63% | 288,170 | 76,764 | |
| Keith Deschler (write-in) | Ind. | 29 | 0.01% | |||||||||
| 2016 | Primary[12] | Aug. 9 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 57,364 | 84.06% | Paul Nehlen | Rep. | 10,864 | 15.92% | 68,243 | 46,500 |
| General[13] | Nov. 8 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 230,072 | 64.95% | Ryan Solen | Dem. | 107,003 | 30.21% | 354,245 | 123,069 | |
| Spencer Zimmerman | Ind.[a] | 9,429 | 2.66% | |||||||||
| Jason Lebeck | Lib. | 7,486 | 2.11% | |||||||||
Speaker of the House
edit2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Ryan (WI-01) | 236 | 54.63 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) | 184 | 42.60 | |
| Republican | Dan Webster (FL-10) | 9 | 2.08 | |
| Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN-05) | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Democratic | John Lewis (GA-05) | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Republican | Colin Powell[b] | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Total votes | 432 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 217 | >50 | ||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Ryan (WI-01) (incumbent) | 239 | 55.19 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) | 189 | 43.65 | |
| Democratic | Tim Ryan (OH-13) | 2 | 0.47 | |
| Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN-05) | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Democratic | John Lewis (GA-05) | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Republican | Dan Webster (FL-10) | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Total votes | 433 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 217 | >50 | ||
Vice presidential nominee
editAt the 2012 Republican National Convention, Paul Ryan was nominated for vice president by voice vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barack Obama (inc.) / Joe Biden (inc.) | 65,915,795 | 51.06% | ||
| Republican | Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan | 60,933,504 | 47.20% | ||
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson / Jim Gray | 1,275,971 | 0.99% | ||
| Green | Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala | 469,627 | 0.36% | ||
| Constitution | Virgil Goode / Jim Clymer | 122,389 | 0.09% | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Roseanne Barr / Cindy Sheehan | 67,326 | 0.05% | ||
| Justice | Rocky Anderson / Luis J. Rodriguez | 43,018 | 0.03% | ||
| Independent | Tom Hoefling / J.D. Ellis | 40,628 | 0.03% | ||
| N/A | Other | 217,152 | 0.17% | ||
| Total votes | 129,085,410 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
The Republican presidential ticket which included Paul Ryan as vice presidential candidate won 195,835 votes (51.65% of the vote) in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.[17] This was almost 5000 votes fewer than his simultaneous congressional run, and a lower percentage of the vote than he won in any of his congressional races for that district.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Party affiliation listed on ballots as "Trump Conservative."
- ^ Not a member of the House at the time.
References
edit- ^ "The Angel and Devil in Paul Ryan". ABC News. August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. (1999). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1999–2000 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 859, 862. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Results of the Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Results of the Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Results of the Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Results of the Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 11, 2006. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Results of the Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2008. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Results of the Fall General Election - 11/02/2010 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 Fall Partisan Primary - 8/12/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. August 29, 2014. p. 4. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2016 Partisan Primary - 8/9/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. September 30, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "161 Cong. Rec. H7337–38 (2015)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. October 29, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "163 Cong. Rec. H3–4 (2017)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Leip, David. "2012 Presidential General Election Results". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. July 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2020.