1998 House elections · Wisconsin districts

Wisconsin U.S. House election results 1998

Results in all of Wisconsin's congressional districts in 1998 (Democratic 5, Republican 4): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 5
Republican 4

District 1

District history

Paul Ryan REP +14.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Ryan Won	REP	108,475	57.11%
Lydia Carol Spottswood	DEM	81,164	42.73%
Scattering	—	307	0.16%
Total		189,946

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 2

District history

Tammy Baldwin DEM +5.8 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tammy Baldwin Won	DEM	116,377	52.50%
Josephine W. Musser	REP	103,528	46.70%
Scattering	—	1,578	0.71%
Write-in	—	210	0.10%
Total		221,693

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 3

District history

Ron Kind DEM +43.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Kind Won	DEM	128,256	71.47%
Troy A. Brechler	REP	51,001	28.42%
Scattering	—	191	0.11%
Total		179,448

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 4

District history

Gerald D. Kleczka DEM +16.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gerald D. Kleczka Won	DEM	105,841	57.93%
Tom G. Reynolds	REP	76,666	41.96%
Scattering	—	194	0.11%
Total		182,701

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 5

District history

Thomas M. Barrett DEM +56.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas M. Barrett Won	DEM	121,129	78.22%
Jack A. Melvin	REP	33,506	21.64%
Scattering	—	226	0.15%
Total		154,861

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 6

District history

Thomas E. Petri REP +85.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas E. Petri Won	REP	144,144	92.60%
Timothy J. Farness	UST	11,267	7.24%
Scattering	—	258	0.17%
Total		155,669

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 7

District history

David R. Obey DEM +21.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David R. Obey Won	DEM	115,613	60.57%
Scott A. West	REP	75,049	39.32%
Scattering	—	203	0.11%
Total		190,865

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 8

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Mark A. Green REP +9.2 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark A. Green Won	REP	112,418	54.58%
Jay W. Johnson	DEM	93,441	45.37%
Scattering	—	115	0.06%
Total		205,974

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 9

District history

Jim Sensenbrenner REP +82.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Sensenbrenner Won	REP	175,533	91.27%
Jeffrey M Gonyo	IND	16,419	8.54%
Scattering	—	342	0.18%
Write-in	—	24	0.01%
Total		192,318

Official source: Election-Statistics

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