2002Final results
2002 election for Wisconsin's 3rd District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Ron Kind (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Arndt (R) by 29.3 points.
Ron KindDemocrat · winner
62.8%131,038
Bill ArndtRepublican
33.5%69,955
Jeff ZastrowLibertarian
3.2%6,674
208,581 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 2002
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.
Ron KindBill Arndt
$715.9K
Raised by the campaign
$12.5K
$603.6K
Spent by the campaign
$12.3K
$395.4K
Cash on hand
$149
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002