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1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

James L. Oberstar won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. James L. Oberstar received 173,734 popular votes (65.99%). The main challenger was Jerry Shuster (26.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Oberstar and Shuster

Oberstar +39.5 pts · won by 104,067 votes
James L. OberstarDemocraticWINNER65.99%
173,734 votes
Jerry ShusterRepublican26.46%
69,667 votes
Stan EstesReform5.75%
15,137 votes
Larry FuholLibertarian1.73%
4,558 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.