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1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election?

Bruce F. Vento won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election. Bruce F. Vento received 128,726 popular votes (53.69%). The main challenger was Dennis R. Newinksi (39.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Vento and Newinksi

Vento +13.9 pts · won by 33,338 votes
Bruce F. VentoDemocraticWINNER53.69%
128,726 votes
Dennis R. NewinksiRepublican39.79%
95,388 votes
Dan R. Vaceklegal marijuana now2.44%
5,839 votes
Carol Simmons Schulstadminnesota taxpayers1.89%
4,524 votes
Michael A. NeitzelLibertarian1.2%
2,866 votes
Heather Woodsocialist workers0.94%
2,264 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.