Elections

Wisconsin’s longest-tenured Congressman, Kind beats Republican Van Orden

Published

4 years ago

November 4, 2020

Rick Solem

Derrick Van Orden (left), Ron Kind (right)

Since 1997, Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District has belonged to Ron Kind.

That didn’t change after Tuesday’s election.

The Democratic Congressman defeated Republican challenger Derrick Van Orden. With 99.34 percent of the votes reporting, Kind had a 198,477-187,029 lead — taking 51.5-percent of the vote.

In La Crosse County, Kind received 60.2 percent of the vote (40,473 total), while Van Orden got 39.7 percent (26,676).

Rick Solem

Host of WIZM's La Crosse Talk PM | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Hometown: Greenville, Wis | Avid noonball basketball player and sand volleyballer in La Crosse