| County | David Obey* (D) |
Scott West (R) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland County | 3,617 | 69.1% | 1,621 | 30.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,996 | 5,238 | |||||||||||
| Bayfield County | 4,083 | 67.6% | 1,955 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,128 | 6,038 | |||||||||||
| Burnett County | 3,515 | 59.2% | 2,426 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,089 | 5,941 | |||||||||||
| Chippewa County (pt.) | 10,356 | 61.4% | 6,501 | 38.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,855 | 16,857 | |||||||||||
| Clark County (pt.) | 2,627 | 59.2% | 1,810 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 817 | 4,437 | |||||||||||
| Douglas County | 8,832 | 68.9% | 3,974 | 31.0% | 7 | 0.1% | 4,858 | 12,813 | |||||||||||
| Eau Claire County (pt.) | 195 | 63.9% | 110 | 36.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 305 | |||||||||||
| Iron County | 1,603 | 64.0% | 903 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 700 | 2,506 | |||||||||||
| Lincoln County | 5,367 | 58.5% | 3,643 | 39.7% | 161 | 1.8% | 1,724 | 9,171 | |||||||||||
| Marathon County | 21,750 | 54.7% | 18,042 | 45.3% | 2 | 0.0% | 3,708 | 39,794 | |||||||||||
| Oneida County (pt.) | 2,906 | 67.1% | 1,424 | 32.9% | 1 | 0.0% | 1,482 | 4,331 | |||||||||||
| Polk County (pt.) | 4,024 | 61.0% | 2,575 | 39.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1,449 | 6,600 | |||||||||||
| Portage County | 13,509 | 63.0% | 7,918 | 36.9% | 17 | 0.1% | 5,591 | 21,444 | |||||||||||
| Price County | 3,633 | 62.9% | 2,141 | 37.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,492 | 5,774 | |||||||||||
| Rusk County | 3,602 | 65.2% | 1,921 | 34.8% | 3 | 0.1% | 1,681 | 5,526 | |||||||||||
| Sawyer County | 2,787 | 51.9% | 2,588 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 199 | 5,375 | |||||||||||
| Taylor County | 4,078 | 61.2% | 2,589 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,489 | 6,667 | |||||||||||
| Washburn County | 3,107 | 56.6% | 2,381 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 726 | 5,488 | |||||||||||
| Wood County | 16,022 | 60.3% | 10,527 | 39.6% | 11 | 0.0% | 5,495 | 26,560 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 115,613 | 60.6% | 75,049 | 39.3% | 203 | 0.1% | 40,564 | 190,865 | |||||||||||
| Total R vote: 75,049 (39.3%) Total D vote: 115,613 (60.6%) Total Other vote: 203 (0.1%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $848,023 | $71,534 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $800,827 | $72,004 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $131,814 | $1,334 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $0 | $14,526 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $295,494 | $37,374 | |||||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $0 | $11,768 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $466,042 | $8,332 | |||||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $0 | $10,387 | |||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $5,766 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $-5,766 | $10,387 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $842,257 | $81,921 | |||||||||||||||||
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**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
|
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| David Obey* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $848,023 |
| Total Receipts: | $800,827 |
| Cash on Hand: | $131,814 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $295,494 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $466,042 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $5,766 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $-5,766 |
| Net Spending: | $842,257 |
| Scott West | |
| Total Disbursements: | $71,534 |
| Total Receipts: | $72,004 |
| Cash on Hand: | $1,334 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $14,526 |
| Individual Contributions: | $37,374 |
| Party Contributions: | $11,768 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $8,332 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $10,387 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $10,387 |
| Net Spending: | $81,921 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/WI/07/1998
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Scott West | 14,589 | 98.2% | $71,534 |
| Other | 272 | 1.8% | ||
| TOTAL VOTES | 14,861 | |||
| Democrat Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | David Obey* | 24,782 | 99.1% | $848,023 |
| Other | 227 | 0.9% | ||
| TOTAL VOTES | 25,009 | |||