2000Final results
2000 election for Wisconsin's 9th District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Clawson (D) by 48.2 points.
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Republican · winner
74.0%239,498
Mike ClawsonDemocrat
25.9%83,720
323,455 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.
Mike ClawsonF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
$9.8K
Raised by the campaign
$501.2K
$5.4K
Spent by the campaign
$464.5K
$2.7K
Cash on hand
$327.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000