1998Final results
1998 election for Wisconsin Senate District 17
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Dale W. Schultz (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating James M. McGhee (D) by 41.0 points.
Dale W. SchultzRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%31,498
James M. McGheeDemocrat
29.5%13,187
44,685 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET