2000Final results
2000 election for Wisconsin's 4th District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Gerald Kleczka (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Riener (R) by 23.0 points.
Gerald KleczkaDemocrat · winner
60.8%163,622
Tim RienerRepublican
37.8%101,811
Nikola RajnovicLibertarian
1.4%3,705
269,265 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 2000
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.
Gerald KleczkaTim Riener
$662.4K
Raised by the campaign
$47.1K
$632.4K
Spent by the campaign
$47.1K
$238.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000