2000Final results
2000 election for Wisconsin's 7th District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
David Obey (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Sean Cronin (R) by 26.6 points.
David ObeyDemocrat · winner
63.3%173,007
Sean CroninRepublican
36.7%100,264
273,460 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.
David ObeySean Cronin
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$192.6K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$192.5K
$121.8K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Dec 7, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000