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1898 Wisconsin U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1898 Wisconsin U.S. House District 4 Election?

Theobald Otjen won the 1898 Wisconsin U.S. House District 4 Election. Theobald Otjen received 15,903 popular votes (47.26%). The main challenger was Joseph G Donnelly (41.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Otjen and Donnelly

Otjen +5.6 pts · won by 1,881 votes
Theobald OtjenRepublicanWINNER47.26%
15,903 votes
Joseph G DonnellyDemocratic41.67%
14,022 votes
Schillingpeople's6.62%
2,227 votes
Louis A ArnoldDemocratic2.95%
993 votes
John Mosersocialist labor1.49%
500 votes
William Millerunknown0%
1 votes
Nethercutunknown0%
1 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.