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1998 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election?

Tom Petri won the 1998 Wisconsin U.S. House District 6 Election. Tom Petri received 144,144 popular votes (92.6%). The main challenger was Timothy J. Farness (7.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Petri and Farness

Petri +85.4 pts · won by 132,877 votes
Tom PetriRepublicanWINNER92.6%
144,144 votes
Timothy J. Farnessu.s. taxpayers7.24%
11,267 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.