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 County results Precinct resultsFeingold: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Neumann: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: | |||||||||||||||||
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The1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 3, 1998. IncumbentDemocratic U.S. SenatorRuss Feingold won re-election to a second term.
In September 1997, Neumann announced his candidacy for theUnited States Senate againstRuss Feingold. Both candidates had similar views on the budget surplus, although Neumann was for banningpartial-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 theMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Neumann had a 30,000 vote margin outside Milwaukee County, but was overwhelmed by a 68,000 vote margin inMilwaukee County.[3]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Russ Feingold (D) | Mark Neumann (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Shares Corporation[4][A] | October 21–24, 1998 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 43% | 11% |
| St. Norbert College Survey Center[4][B] | October 8–20, 1998 | 415 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 47% | 40% | 13% |
| St. Norbert College Survey Center[4][C] | October 8–20, 1998 | 415 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 47% | 40% | 13% |
| Journal Sentinel Research and Public Policy Forum[4] | October 2–9, 1998 | 314 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 50% | 43% | 7% |
| WISC-TV/Wisconsin State Journal[4] | August 7–26, 1998 | 271 (LV) | ± 5.9% | 54% | 30% | 16% |
| Louis Harris & Associates[4] | July 7–18, 1998 | 1,000 (A) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 30% | 21% |
| WISC-TV/Wisconsin State Journal[4] | May, 1998 | 403 (A) | ± 5.0% | 42% | 31% | 27% |
| St. Norbert College Survey Center[4][C] | February 17 – March 24, 1998 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 65% | 23% | 12% |
| Journal Sentinel Research and Public Policy Forum[4] | February, 1998 | 497 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 56% | 29% | 15% |
| St. Norbert College Survey Center[4][C] | Fall, 1997 | 417 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 51% | 29% | 20% |
| 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% | ||
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