1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Wisconsin's 8th District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Mark Green (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Jay Johnson (D) by 9.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark GreenRepublican · winner
54.6%112,418
Jay JohnsonDemocrat
45.4%93,441
205,859 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.
Jay JohnsonMark Green
$855.8K
Raised by the campaign
$899.6K
$854.2K
Spent by the campaign
$847.7K
$5.6K
Cash on hand
$51.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998