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Wisconsin's 9th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Wisconsin's 9th congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

D+100R+100D+50R+501976: R+31.819761978: R+22.319781980: R+56.819801998: R+91.319982000: R+48.22000
Wisconsin's 9th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2000 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 74.0% 48.2
1998 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 91.3% 82.7
1980 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 78.4% 56.8
1978 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 61.1% 22.3
1976 Bob Kasten Republican 65.9% 31.8

2000

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Jim Sensenbrenner WonREP239,49874.04%
Mike ClawsonDEM83,72025.88%
Scattering—2370.07%
Total323,455

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Jim Sensenbrenner WonREP175,53391.27%
Jeffrey M GonyoIND16,4198.54%
Scattering—3420.18%
Write-in—240.01%
Total192,318

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Jim Sensenbrenner WonREP206,22778.39%
Gary C. BenedictDEM56,83821.61%
Write-in—140.01%
Total263,079

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Wisconsin's 9th congressional district?

Jim Sensenbrenner won in 2000 by 48.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.