The 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent
Democratic
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U.S. Senator
Russ Feingold won re-election to a second term.
Major candidates
Democratic
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Russ Feingold, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
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Mark Neumann, U.S. Representative
Campaign
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.
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
Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous coun ...
Results
See also
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1998 United States Senate elections
The 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3 and seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party. While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election, Republican attacks on the morality of P ...
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1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for the third time with nearly 67% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee, ...
References
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United States Senate
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1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...