1990Final results
1990 election for Wisconsin's 8th District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Toby Roth (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Jerome Van Sistine (D) by 7.1 points.
Toby RothRepublican · winner
53.5%95,902
Jerome Van SistineDemocrat
46.4%83,199
179,142 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jerome Van SistineToby Roth
$292K
Raised by the campaign
$390.4K
$283K
Spent by the campaign
$500K
$576
Cash on hand
$93.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990