1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold won re-election to a second term.

1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Russ Feingold Mark Neumann
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 890,059 852,272
Percentage 50.55% 48.40%

Feingold:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Neumann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      

U.S. senator before election

Russ Feingold
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Russ Feingold
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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  • Tom Ender (Libertarian)
  • Russ Feingold, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
  • Eugene A. Hem, former educator (Independent)
  • Mark Neumann, U.S. Representative from Milton (Republican)
  • Robert R. Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers)

Campaign

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In September 1997, Neumann announced his candidacy for the United States Senate against Russ Feingold. Both candidates had similar views on the budget surplus, although Neumann was for banning partial-birth abortion while Feingold was against a ban. Both candidates limited themselves to $3.8 million in campaign spending ($1 for every citizen of Wisconsin), although outside groups spent more than $2 million on Neumann; Feingold refused to have outside groups spend their own 'soft money' on his behalf.[1][2] Feingold defeated Neumann by a slim 2% margin in the election. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Neumann had a 30,000 vote margin outside Milwaukee County, but was overwhelmed by a 68,000 vote margin in Milwaukee County. [1]

Results

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General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Russ Feingold (incumbent) 890,059 50.55%
Republican Mark Neumann 852,272 48.40%
U.S. Taxpayers Robert R. Raymond 7,942 0.45%
Libertarian Tom Ender 5,591 0.32%
Independent Eugene A. Hem 4,266 0.24%
Write-in 706 0.04%
Total votes 1,760,836 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Online NewsHour: Political Wrap - October 30, 1998". Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Projects | Internet Scout".