1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Wisconsin's 2nd District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Josephine W. Musser (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · winner
52.9%116,377
Josephine W. MusserRepublican
47.0%103,528
220,115 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 1998
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.
Tammy BaldwinJosephine W. Musser
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$875.2K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$872.8K
$95K
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998