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2002 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2002 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election?

David R. Obey won the 2002 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election. David R. Obey received 146,364 popular votes (64.21%). The main challenger was Joe Rothbauer (35.76%).

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

Obey +28.4 pts · won by 64,846 votes
David R. ObeyDemocraticWINNER64.21%
146,364 votes
Joe RothbauerRepublican35.76%
81,518 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.