1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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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.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Online NewsHour: Political Wrap - October 30, 1998". Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Projects | Internet Scout".