1998 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 1998
Russ Feingold DEM +2.2 · Class III seat · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 1,760,836
- Margin
- 2.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Feingold Won | DEM | 890,059 | 50.55% | |
| Mark W. Neumann | REP | 852,272 | 48.40% | |
| Robert Raymond | UST | 7,942 | 0.45% | |
| Thomas G. Ender | LIB | 5,591 | 0.32% | |
| Eugene A. Hem | IND | 4,266 | 0.24% | |
| Scattering | — | 706 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 1,760,836 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Wisconsin Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 1.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 10.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 3.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 5.6 |
| 2010 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 37.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 11.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 24.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 2.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 17.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 6.6 |
Full Wisconsin Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1998 Wisconsin Senate race?
Russ Feingold (DEM) won with 50.5% of the vote, ahead of Mark W. Neumann (48.4%), a margin of 2.2 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 1998?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Wisconsin Senate race?
1,760,836 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.