1988 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1988 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election?

David R. Obey won the 1988 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election. David R. Obey received 142,197 popular votes (61.78%). The main challenger was Kevin J. Hermening (37.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Obey and Hermening

Obey +24.4 pts · won by 56,120 votes

David R. Obey DemocraticWINNER61.78%

142,197 votes

Kevin J. Hermening Republican37.4%

86,077 votes

John Thomas Alan DuelgeIndependent0.82%

1,893 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.