The 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections. This was seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party. While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election, Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains did not materialize. The Republicans picked up open seats in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun (Illinois), but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D'Amato (New York) and Lauch Faircloth (North Carolina). The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55–45 in favor of the Republicans.
With Democrats gaining five seats in the House of Representatives, this marked the first time since 1934 that the party not in control of the White House failed to gain congressional seats in mid-term election cycles, which would also happen in 2002. These are the last Senate elections that resulted in no net change in the balance of power. This is the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate race in South Carolina.
Incumbent Republican Richard Shelby won re-election to a third term. Shelby had been elected in 1986 and 1992 as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican party in 1994, making this the first election he competed in as a Republican. He beat Democrat Clayton Suddith, an army veteran and former Franklin County Commissioner.[2]
Incumbent Republican Frank Murkowski easily won re-election to a fourth term against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman, a perennial candidate, earning nearly 75% of the vote.
Although the race was predicted[by whom?] to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. Boxer as expected did very well in Los Angeles County, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Campbell, who was elected in 1992 as a Democrat, switched parties after the 1994 Republican Revolution. He faced a primary challenger, but won with over 70% of the vote. In the general election, Democratic nominee Dottie Lamm criticized Campbell of flip flopping from being a moderate liberal to moderate conservative.[8][9] In fact, throughout the entire campaign, Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell.[10]
Incumbent Democrat Carol Moseley Braun decided to run for re-election, despite the number of controversies that she had in her first term. Republican State Senator Peter Fitzgerald won his party's primary with a slim margin of victory.
He ended up defeating the incumbent, with a margin of victory of approximately 3%. Peter Fitzgerald won all but five counties.
During Moseley Braun's term as U.S. Senator, she was plagued by several major controversies. Moseley Braun was the subject of a 1993 Federal Elections Commission investigation over $249,000 in unaccounted-for campaign funds. The agency found some small violations, but took no action against Moseley Braun, citing a lack of resources. Moseley Braun only admitted to bookkeeping errors. The Justice Department turned down two requests for investigations from the IRS.[14]
In 1996, Moseley Braun made a private trip to Nigeria, where she met with dictator Sani Abacha. Despite U.S. sanctions against that country, due to Abacha's actions, the Senator did not notify, nor register her trip with, the State Department. She subsequently defended Abacha's human rights records in Congress.[15]
Peter Fitzgerald, a State Senator, won the Republican primary, defeating Illinois ComptrollerLoleta Didrickson with 51.8% of the vote, to Didrickson's 48.2%.[16] Fitzgerald spent nearly $7 million in the Republican primary.[17] He had a major financial advantage, as he was a multimillionaire. He ended up spending $12 million in his election victory.[18]
In September, Moseley Braun created controversy again by using the word "nigger" to describe how she claims to be a victim of racism.[18]
Most polls over the first few months showed Moseley Braun trailing badly. However, after she was helped in the final month by notable Democrats such as First LadyHillary Clinton and U.S. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, three polls published in the last week showed her within the margin of error, and, in one poll, running even with Fitzgerald.[19]
Moseley Braun was narrowly defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald. Moseley Braun only won five of Illinois's 102 counties. Despite this, the race was kept close by Moseley running up massive margins in Cook County, home of Chicago. However, it was not quite enough to win.
Incumbent Republican Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term. Democratic nominee, former GovernorEvan Bayh won the open seat his father once held.
Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, facing off against former State Representative David Osterberg, who won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Grassley had not faced a competitive election since 1980; this year proved no different, and Grassley crushed Osterberg to win a fourth term.
Incumbent Republican Sam Brownback won re-election to his first full term. Brownback was first elected in a special election held in 1996, when then-Senator Bob Dole resigned to campaign for U.S. President, after 27 years in the Senate. This would've been Dole's seventh term in office had he remained in his seat.
Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator Wendell Ford decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Representative Jim Bunning won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat John Breaux won re-election to a third term. As of 2022, this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate Seat from Louisiana.
Reid won in a close election by 401 votes—even closer than Tim Johnson's Senate run in South Dakota in 2002, when he narrowly defeated Congressman John Thune by 524 votes. Ensign did not contest the results, and Reid won the race.
Incumbent Republican Al D'Amato was running for re-election to a fourth term, but lost to Chuck Schumer in what was considered by many to be the "high[est] profile and nastiest" contest of the year.[30]
At the start of 1998, Ferraro had done no fundraising, out of fear of conflict of interest with her job hosting the CNN program Crossfire, but was nonetheless perceived as the front-runner by virtue of her name recognition;[31] indeed, December and January polls had her 25 percentage points ahead of Green in the race and even further ahead of Schumer.[32][33] Unlike her previous campaigns, Ferraro's family finances never became an issue in 1998.[32] However, she lost ground during the summer, with Schumer catching her in the polls by early August and then soon passing her.[34] Schumer, a tireless fundraiser, outspent her by a five-to-one margin, and Ferraro failed to establish a political image current with the times.[32][35] In the September 15, 1998, primary, she was beaten soundly by Schumer with a 51 percent to 26 percent margin.[32] Unlike the bitter 1992 Democratic senatorial primary, this contest was not divisive, and Ferraro and third-place finisher Green endorsed Schumer at a unity breakfast the following day.[36]
The primaries were held on September 15, 1998.
Democratic primary for the 1998 United States Senate election in New York[37]
During the general campaign, D'Amato attempted to brand Schumer as a diehard liberal, while Schumer accused D'Amato of being a liar. When D'Amato's first strategy failed, D'Amato attacked his opponent's attendance record as a member of Congress, which Schumer refuted.[40][41]
Late in the campaign, D'Amato called Schumer a "putzhead" in a private meeting with Jewish supporters ("putz" is Yiddish for penis, and can be slang for "fool").[42] The senator later apologized.[30]
Though D'Amato was effective in obtaining federal government funds for New York State projects during his Senate career, he failed to capitalize on this in the election.[40] Also, Schumer was a tenacious fund-raiser and was aggressive in his attacks.[43] The candidates spent $30 million during the race.[40]
The race was not close with Schumer defeating the incumbent D'Amato by just over 10%. D'Amato did win a majority of New York's counties, but his wins were in less populated areas. Schumer's win is attributed to strong performance in New York City. Schumer also performed well in heavily populated upstate cities, like Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, and Albany.
Incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth decided to seek re-election to a second term, but was unseated by Democrat John Edwards.[4]
In the Democratic primary, Edwards defeated D. G. Martin, Ella Scarborough, and several minor candidates. In the Republican primary, Faircloth easily defeated two minor candidates.[45]
County results Dorgan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50%
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The 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3 with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections This was seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains did not materialize The Republicans picked up open seats in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun Illinois but these were cancelled out by the Democrats gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D Amato New York and Lauch Faircloth North Carolina The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55 45 in favor of the Republicans 1998 United States Senate elections 1996 November 3 1998 2000 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Trent Lott Tom Daschle Party Republican Democratic Leader since June 12 1996 January 3 1995 Leader s seat Mississippi South Dakota Seats before 55 45 Seats after 55 45 Seat change Popular vote 25 346 613 26 768 699 Percentage 46 8 49 5 Swing 2 7 1 6 Seats up 16 18 Races won 16 18Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No electionMajority leader before election Trent Lott Republican Elected Majority leader Trent Lott Republican With Democrats gaining five seats in the House of Representatives this marked the first time since 1934 that the party not in control of the White House failed to gain congressional seats in mid term election cycles which would also happen in 2002 These are the last Senate elections that resulted in no net change in the balance of power This is the last time Democrats won a U S Senate race in South Carolina Contents 1 Results summary 2 Gains losses and holds 2 1 Retirements 2 2 Defeats 2 3 Post election changes 3 Change in composition 3 1 Before the elections 3 2 After the elections 4 Race summary 4 1 Special elections during the 105th Congress 4 2 Elections leading to the next Congress 5 Closest races 6 Alabama 7 Alaska 8 Arizona 9 Arkansas 10 California 11 Colorado 12 Connecticut 13 Florida 14 Georgia 15 Hawaii 16 Idaho 17 Illinois 18 Indiana 19 Iowa 20 Kansas 21 Kentucky 22 Louisiana 23 Maryland 24 Missouri 25 Nevada 26 New Hampshire 27 New York 28 North Carolina 29 North Dakota 30 Ohio 31 Oklahoma 32 Oregon 33 Pennsylvania 34 South Carolina 35 South Dakota 36 Utah 37 Vermont 38 Washington 39 Wisconsin 40 See also 41 Notes 42 References 43 External linksResults summary edit 45 55 Democratic Republican Parties Total Democratic Republican Libertarian Other Last elections 1996 Before the elections 45 55 0 0 100 Not up 27 39 66 UpClass 3 1992 1998 18 16 34 Incumbent retired 3 2 5 Held by same party 1 1 2 Replaced by other party nbsp 1 Republican replaced by nbsp 1 Democrat nbsp 2 Democrats replaced by nbsp 2 Republicans 3 Result 2 3 5 Incumbent ran 15 14 29 Won re election 14 12 26 Lost re election nbsp 2 Republicans replaced by nbsp 2 Democrats nbsp 1 Democrat replaced by nbsp 1 Republican 3 Lost renomination but held by same party 0 0 0 Result 16 13 29 Total elected 18 16 0 0 34 Net gain loss nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 0 Nationwide vote 26 768 699 25 346 613 419 452 1 580 287 54 115 051 Share 49 47 46 84 0 78 2 92 100 Result 45 55 100 Source Office of the Clerk 1 Gains losses and holds editRetirements edit Two Republicans and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re election State Senator Replaced by Arkansas Dale Bumpers Blanche Lincoln Idaho Dirk Kempthorne Mike Crapo Indiana Dan Coats Evan Bayh Kentucky Wendell Ford Jim Bunning Ohio John Glenn George Voinovich Defeats edit One Democrat and two Republicans sought re election but lost in the general election State Senator Replaced by Illinois Carol Moseley Braun Peter Fitzgerald New York Al D Amato Chuck Schumer North Carolina Lauch Faircloth John Edwards Post election changes edit Two Republicans died during the 106th Congress and initially were all replaced by appointees State Senator Replaced by Georgia Class 3 Paul Coverdell Zell Miller Rhode Island Class 1 John Chafee Lincoln ChafeeChange in composition editBefore the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28Ark Retired D29Calif Ran D30Conn Ran D40Ore Ran D39Ohio Retired D38N D Ran D37Nev Ran D36Md Ran D35La Ran D34Ky Retired D33Ill Ran D32Hawaii Ran D31Fla Ran D41S C Ran D42S D Ran D43Vt Ran D44Wash Ran D45Wisc Ran R55Utah Ran R54Pa Ran R53Okla Ran R52N C Ran R51N Y Ran Majority R41Alaska Ran R42Ariz Ran R43Colo Ran R44Ga Ran R45Idaho Retired R46Ind Retired R47Iowa Ran R48Kans Ran R49Mo Ran R50N H Ran R40Ala Ran R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 After the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28Ark Hold D29Calif Re elected D30Conn Re elected D40Vt Re elected D39S D Re elected D38S C Re elected D37Ore Re elected D36N D Re elected D35Nev Re elected D34Md Re elected D33La Re elected D32Hawaii Re elected D31Fla Re elected D41Wash Re elected D42Wisc Re elected D43Ind Gain D44N Y Gain D45N C Gain R55Ohio Gain R54Ky Gain R53Ill Gain R52Utah Re elected R51Pa Re elected Majority R41Alaska Re elected R42Ariz Re elected R43Colo Re elected R44Ga Re elected R45Idaho Hold R46Iowa Re elected R47Kans Re elected R48Mo Re elected R49N H Re elected R50Okla Re elected R40Ala Re elected R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Key D Democratic R RepublicanRace summary editSpecial elections during the 105th Congress edit There were no special elections in 1998 Elections leading to the next Congress edit In these general elections the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3 1999 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State linked tosummaries below Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama Richard Shelby Republican 1986 a 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Richard Shelby Republican 63 2 Clayton Suddith Democratic 36 7 Alaska Frank Murkowski Republican 198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Frank Murkowski Republican 74 5 Joe Sonneman Democratic 19 7 Jeffrey Gottlieb Green 3 2 Scott Kohlhaas Libertarian 2 3 Arizona John McCain Republican 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John McCain Republican 68 7 Ed Ranger Democratic 27 2 John C Zajac Libertarian 2 3 Bob Park Reform 1 8 Arkansas Dale Bumpers Democratic 1974198019861992 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Blanche Lincoln Democratic 55 1 Fay Boozman Republican 42 2 Charley E Heffley Reform 2 7 California Barbara Boxer Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Barbara Boxer Democratic 53 Matt Fong Republican 43 Ted Brown Libertarian 1 1 Timothy R Erich Reform 1 Others H Joseph Perrin Sr American Independent 0 7 Ophie C Beltran Peace and Freedom 0 6 Brian M Rees Natural Law 0 6 Colorado Ben Nighthorse Campbell Republican 1992 b Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ben Nighthorse Campbell Republican 62 5 Dottie Lamm Democratic 35 David S Segal Libertarian 1 Others Kevin Swanson American Constitution 0 7 Jeff Peckman Natural Law 0 3 John Heckman Concerns of People 0 2 Gary Swing Pacifist 0 1 Connecticut Chris Dodd Democratic 198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chris Dodd Democratic 65 1 Gary Franks Republican 32 4 William Kozak Concerned Citizens 1 3 Others Lois A Grasso Term Limits 0 7 Wildey Moore Libertarian 0 5 Florida Bob Graham Democratic 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Graham Democratic 62 5 Charlie Crist Republican 37 5 Georgia Paul Coverdell Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Paul Coverdell Republican 52 3 Michael Coles Democratic 45 3 Bertil Armin Loftman Libertarian 2 5 Hawaii Daniel Inouye Democratic 196219681974198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Daniel Inouye Democratic 79 2 Crystal Young Republican 17 8 Lloyd Mallan Libertarian 3 Idaho Dirk Kempthorne Republican 1992 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Idaho New senator elected Republican hold nbsp Y Mike Crapo Republican 69 5 Bill Mauk Democratic 28 4 George J Mansfeld Natural Law 2 Illinois Carol Moseley Braun Democratic 1992 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Peter Fitzgerald Republican 50 3 Carol Moseley Braun Democratic 47 4 Don A Torgersen Reform 2 2 Raymond W Stalker U S Taxpayers 0 01 Indiana Dan Coats Republican 1989 Appointed 1990 special 1992 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Evan Bayh Democratic 63 7 Paul Helmke Republican 34 8 Rebecca Sink Burris Libertarian 1 5 Iowa Chuck Grassley Republican 198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chuck Grassley Republican 68 4 David Osterberg Democratic 30 5 Susan Marcus Natural Law 0 8 Margaret Trowe Socialist Workers 0 3 Kansas Sam Brownback Republican 1996 special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Sam Brownback Republican 65 3 Paul Feleciano Jr Democratic 31 6 Tom Oyler Libertarian 1 6 Alvin Bauman Reform 1 5 Kentucky Wendell Ford Democratic 19741974 Appointed 198019861992 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Jim Bunning Republican 49 7 Scotty Baesler Democratic 49 2 Charles R Arbegust Reform 1 1 Louisiana John Breaux Democratic 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Breaux Democratic 64 Jim Donelon Republican 32 Maryland Barbara Mikulski Democratic 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Barbara Mikulski Democratic 70 5 Ross Pierpont Republican 29 5 Missouri Kit Bond Republican 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Kit Bond Republican 52 7 Jay Nixon Democratic 43 8 Tamara Millay Libertarian 2 0 Curtis Frazier U S Taxpayers 1 0 James F Newport Reform 0 5 Nevada Harry Reid Democratic 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Harry Reid Democratic 47 9 John Ensign Republican 47 8 Michael Cloud Libertarian 1 9 None of These Candidates 1 8 Michael E Williams Natural Law 0 6 New Hampshire Judd Gregg Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Judd Gregg Republican 67 8 George Condodemetraky Democratic 28 2 Brian Christeson Libertarian 2 4 Roy Kendel Independent 1 5 New York Al D Amato Republican 198019861992 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Chuck Schumer Democratic 54 6 Al D Amato Republican 44 1 Others Corinne E Kurtz Marijuana Reform 0 7 Joel Kovel Green 0 3 William P McMillen Libertarian 0 2 Rose Ana Berbeo Socialist Workers 0 1 North Carolina Lauch Faircloth Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y John Edwards Democratic 51 2 Lauch Faircloth Republican 47 0 Barbara Howe Libertarian 1 8 North Dakota Byron Dorgan Democratic NPL 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Byron Dorgan Democratic NPL 63 1 Donna Nalewaja Republican 35 2 Harley McLain Libertarian 1 7 Ohio John Glenn Democratic 19741974 Appointed 198019861992 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y George Voinovich Republican 56 5 Mary Boyle Democratic 43 5 Oklahoma Don Nickles Republican 198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Don Nickles Republican 66 4 Don Carroll Democratic 31 3 Mike Morris Independent 1 8 Argus W Yandell Jr Independent 0 5 Oregon Ron Wyden Democratic 1996 special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ron Wyden Democratic 61 John Lim Republican 33 8 Karen Moskowitz Green 2 0 Jim Brewster Libertarian 1 6 Others Michael A Campbell Natural Law 0 8 Dean M Braa Socialist 0 7 Pennsylvania Arlen Specter Republican 198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Arlen Specter Republican 61 3 Bill Lloyd Democratic 34 8 Dean Snyder Constitution 2 3 Jack Iannantuono Libertarian 1 6 South Carolina Fritz Hollings Democratic 1966 special 19681974198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Fritz Hollings Democratic 52 7 Bob Inglis Republican 45 7 Richard Quillian Libertarian 1 6 South Dakota Tom Daschle Democratic 19861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Daschle Democratic 62 1 Ron Schmidt Republican 36 4 Byron Dale Libertarian 1 4 Utah Bob Bennett Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Bennett Republican 64 Scott Leckman Democratic 33 Gary R Van Horn Independent American 3 Vermont Patrick Leahy Democratic 1974198019861992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Patrick Leahy Democratic 72 2 Fred Tuttle Republican 22 5 Hugh Douglas Libertarian 2 0 Barry M Nelson Independent 1 4 Bob Melamede Vermont Grassroots 1 2 Jerry Levy Liberty Union 0 6 Washington Patty Murray Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Patty Murray Democratic 58 4 Linda Smith Republican 41 6 Wisconsin Russ Feingold Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Russ Feingold Democratic 50 6 Mark Neumann Republican 48 4 Others Robert R Raymond U S Taxpayers 0 5 Tom Ender Libertarian 0 3 Eugene A Hem Independent 0 2 Closest races editEight races had a margin of less than 10 State Party of winner Margin Nevada Democratic 0 09 Kentucky Republican flip 0 59 Wisconsin Democratic 2 1 Illinois Republican flip 2 9 North Carolina Democratic flip 4 1 South Carolina Democratic 7 0 Georgia Republican 7 2 Missouri Republican 8 9 California was the tipping point state with a margin of 10 1 Alabama editAlabama election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Richard Shelby Clayton Suddith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 817 973 474 568 Percentage 63 2 36 7 nbsp County resultsShelby 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Suddith 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Richard Shelby Republican Elected U S Senator Richard Shelby Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama See also List of United States senators from Alabama Incumbent Republican Richard Shelby won re election to a third term Shelby had been elected in 1986 and 1992 as a Democrat but switched to the Republican party in 1994 making this the first election he competed in as a Republican He beat Democrat Clayton Suddith an army veteran and former Franklin County Commissioner 2 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Shelby Incumbent 817 973 63 2 Democratic Clayton Suddith 474 568 36 7 Independent Write ins 864 0 1 Majority 343 405 26 5 Turnout 1 293 405 100 0 Republican holdAlaska editAlaska election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Frank Murkowski Joseph Sonneman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 165 227 43 743 Percentage 74 5 19 7 nbsp Results by state house districtMurkowski 40 50 60 70 70 80 80 90 U S senator before election Frank Murkowski Republican Elected U S Senator Frank Murkowski Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska See also List of United States senators from Alaska Incumbent Republican Frank Murkowski easily won re election to a fourth term against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman a perennial candidate earning nearly 75 of the vote Open primary 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Murkowski Incumbent 76 649 71 76 Democratic Joseph Sonneman 10 721 10 04 Democratic Frank Vondersaar 6 342 5 94 Republican William L Hale 6 313 5 91 Green Jeffrey Gottlieb 4 796 4 49 Libertarian Scott A Kohlhaas 1 987 1 86 Total votes 106 808 100 00 Republican hold 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Murkowski Incumbent 165 227 74 49 21 44 Democratic Joe Sonneman 43 743 19 72 18 68 Green Jeffrey Gottlieb 7 126 3 21 5 14 Libertarian Scott A Kohlhaas 5 046 2 27 Write ins 665 0 30 Majority 121 484 54 77 40 13 Turnout 221 807 Republican holdArizona editArizona election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee John McCain Ed Ranger Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 696 577 275 224 Percentage 68 7 27 2 nbsp County results McCain 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election John McCain Republican Elected U S Senator John McCain Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona See also List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Republican John McCain won re election to a third term over Democratic attorney Ed Ranger 5 General election result 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican John McCain Incumbent 696 577 68 74 12 93 Democratic Ed Ranger 275 224 27 16 4 41 Libertarian John C Zajac 23 004 2 27 0 63 Reform Bob Park 18 288 1 80 Write ins 187 0 02 Majority 421 353 41 58 17 34 Turnout 1 013 280 Republican holdArkansas editArkansas election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Blanche Lincoln Fay Boozman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 385 878 295 870 Percentage 55 1 42 4 nbsp County resultsLincoln 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Boozman 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Dale Bumpers Democratic Elected U S Senator Blanche Lincoln Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas See also List of United States senators from Arkansas Incumbent Dale Bumpers retired U S Representative Blanche Lincoln won the open seat Democratic primary 6 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Blanche Lincoln 145 009 45 5 Democratic Winston Bryant 87 183 27 4 Democratic Scott Ferguson 44 761 14 0 Democratic Nate Coulter 41 848 13 1 Total votes 318 801 100 00 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes Republican Fay Boozman 128 929 78 0 Republican Tom Prince 44 006 22 0 Total votes 172 035 100 00 Arkansas Senate election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Blanche Lincoln 385 878 55 1 Republican Fay Boozman 295 870 42 2 Reform Charley E Heffley 18 896 2 7 Majority 90 008 12 9 Turnout 700 644 100 0 Democratic holdCalifornia editCalifornia election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Barbara Boxer Matt Fong Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 4 411 705 3 576 351 Percentage 53 1 43 0 nbsp County results Boxer 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Fong 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Barbara Boxer Democratic Elected U S Senator Barbara Boxer Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in California See also List of United States senators from California Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer won re election to a second term 1998 United States Senate Democratic primary California Candidate Votes Barbara Boxer Incumbent 2 574 264 92 15 John Pinkerton 219 250 7 85 Total votes 2 793 514 100 00 1998 United States Senate Republican primary California Candidate Votes Matt Fong 1 292 662 45 28 Darrell Issa 1 142 567 40 02 Frank Riggs 295 886 10 36 John M Brown 48 941 1 71 Mark Raus 45 480 1 59 Linh Dao 29 241 1 02 Total votes 2 854 777 100 00 1998 United States Senate primary California Others Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Ted Brown 67 408 100 00 Peace and Freedom Ophie C Beltran 52 306 100 00 Reform Timothy R Erich 45 601 100 00 American Independent Joseph Perrin Sr 24 026 100 00 Natural Law Brian M Rees 23 945 100 00 Although the race was predicted by whom to be fairly close Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten point margin Boxer as expected did very well in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area 1998 United States Senate election California 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara Boxer Incumbent 4 410 056 53 06 Republican Matt Fong 3 575 078 43 01 Libertarian Ted Brown 93 926 1 13 Reform Timothy R Erich 82 918 1 00 American Independent Joseph Perrin Sr 54 699 0 66 Peace and Freedom Ophie C Beltran 48 685 0 56 Natural Law Brian M Rees 46 543 0 59 Total votes 8 311 905 100 00 Turnout votes Democratic holdColorado editColorado election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell Dottie Lamm Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 829 370 464 754 Percentage 62 5 35 0 nbsp County resultsNighthorse Campbell 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Lamm 50 60 U S senator before election Ben Nighthorse Campbell Republican Elected U S Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Colorado See also List of United States senators from Colorado Incumbent Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re election to a second term Colorado Democratic primary 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dottie Lamm 84 929 57 98 Democratic Gil Romero 61 548 42 02 Total votes 146 477 100 00 Colorado Republican primary 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell Incumbent 154 702 70 62 Republican Bill Eggert 64 347 29 38 Total votes 219 049 100 00 Campbell who was elected in 1992 as a Democrat switched parties after the 1994 Republican Revolution He faced a primary challenger but won with over 70 of the vote In the general election Democratic nominee Dottie Lamm criticized Campbell of flip flopping from being a moderate liberal to moderate conservative 8 9 In fact throughout the entire campaign Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell 10 General election 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell Incumbent 829 370 62 49 19 78 Democratic Dottie Lamm 464 754 35 02 16 76 Libertarian David S Segal 14 024 1 06 1 06 Constitution Kevin Swanson 9 775 0 74 Natural Law Jeffrey Peckham 4 101 0 31 Independent John Heckman 3 230 0 24 Independent Gary Swing 1 981 0 15 Majority 364 616 27 47 18 40 Turnout 1 327 235 Republican hold SwingConnecticut editConnecticut election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chris Dodd Gary A Franks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 628 306 312 177 Percentage 65 2 32 4 nbsp County results nbsp Municipality resultsDodd 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Franks 40 50 50 60 U S senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected U S Senator Chris Dodd Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut See also List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Democrat Chris Dodd won re election for a fourth term against former Republican U S Congressman Gary A Franks Connecticut Senate election 1998 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Dodd Incumbent 628 306 65 2 Republican Gary A Franks 312 177 32 4 Concerned Citizens William Kozak 12 261 1 3 Independent Lois A Grasso 6 517 0 7 Libertarian Wildey J Moore 5 196 0 5 Majority 316 129 32 8 Turnout 964 457 100 0 Democratic holdFlorida editFlorida election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bob Graham Charlie Crist Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2 436 407 1 463 755 Percentage 62 5 37 5 nbsp Graham 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Crist 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Bob Graham Democratic Elected U S Senator Bob Graham Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Florida See also List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Democrat Bob Graham won re election to a third term Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Graham Incumbent 909 349 100 00 Republican primary 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charlie Crist 365 894 66 40 Republican Andy Martin 184 739 33 60 Total votes 550 633 100 00 Graham defeated Crist in a landslide as Crist won just four counties in the state There were no third party or independent candidates General election 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Robert Graham incumbent 2 436 407 62 47 2 93 Republican Charles Joseph Crist Jr 1 463 755 37 53 2 94 Majority 972 652 24 94 5 87 Turnout 3 900 162 46 84 Total votes 3 900 162 100 00 Democratic holdGeorgia editGeorgia election nbsp 19922000 special nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Coverdell Michael Coles Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 918 540 791 904 Percentage 52 37 45 15 nbsp County results Coverdell 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Coles 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Paul Coverdell Republican Elected U S Senator Paul Coverdell Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Georgia See also List of United States senators from Georgia Incumbent Republican Paul Coverdell won re election to a second term 4 1998 Georgia United States Senate election Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Coverdell Incumbent 918 540 52 37 Democratic Michael Coles 791 904 45 15 Libertarian Bert Loftman 43 467 2 48 Socialist Workers Daniel Fein write in 42 0 00 Majority 126 636 7 22 Turnout 1 753 953 Republican holdHawaii editHawaii election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Daniel Inouye Crystal Young Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 315 252 70 964 Percentage 79 2 17 8 nbsp County resultsInouye 70 80 U S senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U S Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Hawaii See also List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democrat Daniel Inouye won re election to a seventh term over Republican legislative aide Crystal Young 12 General election 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Inouye Incumbent 315 252 79 2 Republican Crystal Young 70 964 17 8 Libertarian Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan 11 908 3 0 Majority 244 288 61 4 Turnout 398 124 100 0 Democratic holdIdaho editIdaho election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Mike Crapo Bill Mauk Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 262 966 107 375 Percentage 69 5 28 4 nbsp County results Crapo 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before election Dirk Kempthorne Republican Elected U S Senator Mike Crapo Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Idaho See also List of United States senators from Idaho Incumbent Republican Dirk Kempthorne decided to retire after one term to run for governor Republican nominee Mike Crapo won the open seat Democratic primary 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bill Mauk 22 503 100 00 Total votes 22 503 100 00 Republican primary 13 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Crapo 110 205 87 27 Republican Matt Lambert 16 075 12 73 Total votes 126 280 100 00 General election 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Crapo 262 966 69 54 13 01 Democratic Bill Mauk 107 375 28 39 15 08 Natural Law George J Mansfeld 7 833 2 07 Majority 155 591 41 14 28 10 Turnout 378 174 Republican holdIllinois editIllinois election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Peter Fitzgerald Carol Moseley Braun Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1 709 042 1 610 496 Percentage 50 4 47 4 nbsp County resultsFitzgerald 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Braun 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Carol Moseley Braun Democratic Elected U S Senator Peter Fitzgerald Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Illinois See also List of United States senators from Illinois Incumbent Democrat Carol Moseley Braun decided to run for re election despite the number of controversies that she had in her first term Republican State Senator Peter Fitzgerald won his party s primary with a slim margin of victory He ended up defeating the incumbent with a margin of victory of approximately 3 Peter Fitzgerald won all but five counties During Moseley Braun s term as U S Senator she was plagued by several major controversies Moseley Braun was the subject of a 1993 Federal Elections Commission investigation over 249 000 in unaccounted for campaign funds The agency found some small violations but took no action against Moseley Braun citing a lack of resources Moseley Braun only admitted to bookkeeping errors The Justice Department turned down two requests for investigations from the IRS 14 In 1996 Moseley Braun made a private trip to Nigeria where she met with dictator Sani Abacha Despite U S sanctions against that country due to Abacha s actions the Senator did not notify nor register her trip with the State Department She subsequently defended Abacha s human rights records in Congress 15 Peter Fitzgerald a State Senator won the Republican primary defeating Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson with 51 8 of the vote to Didrickson s 48 2 16 Fitzgerald spent nearly 7 million in the Republican primary 17 He had a major financial advantage as he was a multimillionaire He ended up spending 12 million in his election victory 18 In September Moseley Braun created controversy again by using the word nigger to describe how she claims to be a victim of racism 18 Most polls over the first few months showed Moseley Braun trailing badly However after she was helped in the final month by notable Democrats such as First Lady Hillary Clinton and U S Congressman Luis V Gutierrez three polls published in the last week showed her within the margin of error and in one poll running even with Fitzgerald 19 Moseley Braun was narrowly defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald Moseley Braun only won five of Illinois s 102 counties Despite this the race was kept close by Moseley running up massive margins in Cook County home of Chicago However it was not quite enough to win 1998 Illinois United States Senate election 20 Party Candidate Votes Republican Peter Fitzgerald 1 709 041 21 50 35 21 7 4 Democratic Carol Moseley Braun Incumbent 1 610 496 21 47 44 21 5 6 Reform Don Torgersen 74 704 21 2 20 21 0 00 US Taxpayers Raymond Stalker 280 21 0 01 21 0 00 Majority 98 545 2 91 0 00 Turnout 3 394 521 Republican gain from Democratic SwingIndiana editIndiana election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Evan Bayh Paul Helmke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 012 244 552 732 Percentage 63 7 34 8 nbsp County resultsBayh 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Helmke 40 50 U S senator before election Dan Coats Republican Elected U S Senator Evan Bayh Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana See also List of United States senators from Indiana Incumbent Republican Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term Democratic nominee former Governor Evan Bayh won the open seat his father once held General election 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Evan Bayh 1 012 244 63 7 Republican Paul Helmke 552 732 34 8 Libertarian Rebecca Sink Burris 23 641 1 5 Majority 459 512 Turnout 1 588 617 Democratic gain from Republican SwingIowa editIowa election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chuck Grassley David Osterberg Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 648 480 289 049 Percentage 68 41 30 49 nbsp County results Grassley 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before election Chuck Grassley Republican Elected U S Senator Chuck Grassley Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Iowa See also List of United States senators from Iowa Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley sought re election to a fourth term in the United States Senate facing off against former State Representative David Osterberg who won the Democratic nomination unopposed Grassley had not faced a competitive election since 1980 this year proved no different and Grassley crushed Osterberg to win a fourth term Democratic primary 22 Party Candidate Votes Democratic David Osterberg 86 064 99 45 Democratic Write ins 476 0 55 Total votes 86 540 100 00 Republican primary 22 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Grassley Incumbent 149 943 99 72 Republican Write ins 419 0 28 Total votes 150 362 100 00 1998 United States Senate election in Iowa 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Grassley Incumbent 648 480 68 41 1 20 Democratic David Osterberg 289 049 30 49 3 29 Natural Law Susan Marcus 7 561 0 80 0 47 Socialist Workers Margaret Trowe 2 542 0 27 0 16 Write ins 275 0 03 Majority 359 431 37 92 4 50 Turnout 947 907 Republican holdKansas editKansas election nbsp 19962004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Sam Brownback Paul Feleciano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 474 639 229 718 Percentage 65 3 31 6 nbsp County results Brownback 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Feleciano 50 60 U S senator before election Sam Brownback Republican Elected U S Senator Sam Brownback Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Kansas See also List of United States senators from Kansas Incumbent Republican Sam Brownback won re election to his first full term Brownback was first elected in a special election held in 1996 when then Senator Bob Dole resigned to campaign for U S President after 27 years in the Senate This would ve been Dole s seventh term in office had he remained in his seat Democratic primary 23 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul Feleciano Jr 58 097 58 73 Democratic Todd Covault 40 825 41 27 Total votes 98 922 100 00 Republican Party primary 23 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Brownback Incumbent 255 747 100 00 Total votes 255 747 100 00 General election 24 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Brownback Incumbent 474 639 65 27 11 35 Democratic Paul Feleciano Jr 229 718 31 59 11 74 Libertarian Tom Oyler 11 545 1 59 Reform Alvin Bauman 11 334 1 56 1 20 Majority 244 921 33 68 23 10 Turnout 727 236 Republican holdKentucky editKentucky election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Jim Bunning Scotty Baesler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 569 817 563 051 Percentage 49 8 49 2 nbsp County results Bunning 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Baesler 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Wendell Ford Democratic Elected U S Senator Jim Bunning Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky See also List of United States senators from Kentucky Incumbent Democratic U S Senator Wendell Ford decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term Republican Representative Jim Bunning won the open seat Democratic primary 25 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Scotty Baesler 194 125 34 16 Democratic Charlie Owen 166 472 29 29 Democratic Steve Henry 156 576 27 55 Democratic Jim Brown 19 975 3 51 Democratic David L Williams 16 366 2 88 Democratic Ken Buchanan Thompson 14 778 2 60 Total votes 568 292 100 00 Republican primary 25 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Bunning 152 493 74 28 Republican Barry Metcalf 52 798 25 72 Total votes 205 291 100 00 General election 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Bunning 569 817 49 75 13 94 Democratic Scotty Baesler 563 051 49 16 13 73 Reform Charles R Arbegust 12 546 1 10 Majority 6 766 0 59 26 48 Total votes 1 145 414 100 00 Republican gain from Democratic SwingLouisiana editLouisiana election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Breaux Jim Donelon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 620 502 306 616 Percentage 64 0 31 6 nbsp Parish resultsBreaux 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Donelon 50 60 U S senator before election John Breaux Democratic Elected U S Senator John Breaux Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana See also List of United States senators from Louisiana Incumbent Democrat John Breaux won re election to a third term As of 2022 this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate Seat from Louisiana 1998 Louisiana United States Senate election Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Breaux Incumbent 620 502 64 0 Republican Jim Donelon 306 616 31 6 Independent Raymond Brown 12 203 1 3 Independent Sam Houston Melton 9 893 1 0 Independent Darryl Paul Ward 7 964 0 8 Independent L D Knox 6 366 0 7 Independent Jeffrey H Diket 3 227 0 3 Independent Martin A Rosenthal 2 398 0 3 Majority 313 886 32 4 Turnout 969 169 100 0 Democratic holdMaryland editMain article 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland See also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Barbara Mikulski Ross Pierpont Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 062 810 444 637 Percentage 70 5 29 5 nbsp County resultsMikulski 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Pierpont 50 60 U S senator before election Barbara Mikulski Democratic Elected U S Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic Incumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski won re election to a third term Democratic primary 27 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara A Mikulski Incumbent 349 382 84 36 Democratic Ann L Mallory 43 120 10 41 Democratic Kauko H Kokkonen 21 658 5 23 Total votes 414 160 100 00 Republican primary 27 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ross Z Pierpont 32 691 18 40 Republican John Taylor 22 855 12 87 Republican Michael Gloth 19 926 11 22 Republican Kenneth Wayman 16 505 9 29 Republican Bradlyn McClanahan 16 439 9 25 Republican Howard David Greyber 16 177 9 11 Republican John Stafford 15 031 8 46 Republican George Liebmann 14 440 8 13 Republican Barry Steve Asbury 11 881 6 69 Republican Thomas Scott 11 707 6 59 Total votes 177 652 100 00 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara A Mikulski Incumbent 1 062 810 70 50 0 51 Republican Ross Z Pierpont 444 637 29 50 0 51 Majority 618 173 41 01 1 02 Total votes 1 507 447 100 00 Democratic holdMissouri editMissouri election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Kit Bond Jay Nixon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 830 625 690 208 Percentage 52 7 43 8 nbsp County results Bond 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Nixon 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Kit Bond Republican Elected U S Senator Kit Bond Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Missouri See also List of United States senators from Missouri Incumbent Republican Kit Bond won re election to a third term 4 General election results Party Candidate Votes Republican Kit Bond Incumbent 830 625 52 68 Democratic Jay Nixon 690 208 43 77 Libertarian Tamara Millay 31 876 2 02 Constitution Curtis Frazier 15 368 0 98 Reform James Newport 8 780 0 56 Majority 140 417 8 90 Turnout 1 576 857 Republican holdNevada editNevada election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Harry Reid John Ensign Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 208 621 208 220 Percentage 47 9 47 8 nbsp County resultsReid 50 60 Ensign 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Harry Reid Democratic Elected U S Senator Harry Reid Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in Nevada See also List of United States senators from Nevada Incumbent Democrat Harry Reid won re election to a third term Republican primary 28 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Ensign 105 263 80 57 Republican Ralph W Stephens 13 679 10 47 Republican None of these candidates 11 704 8 96 Total votes 130 646 100 00 Reid won in a close election by 401 votes even closer than Tim Johnson s Senate run in South Dakota in 2002 when he narrowly defeated Congressman John Thune by 524 votes Ensign did not contest the results and Reid won the race General election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harry Reid Incumbent 208 621 47 86 3 19 Republican John Ensign 208 220 47 77 7 56 Libertarian Michael Cloud 8 129 1 87 0 41 None of These Candidates 8 113 1 86 0 79 Natural Law Michael E Williams 2 781 0 64 0 83 Majority 401 0 09 10 74 Turnout 435 864 Democratic holdNew Hampshire editNew Hampshire election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Judd Gregg George Condodemetraky Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 213 477 88 883 Percentage 67 8 28 2 nbsp County results nbsp Municipality resultsGregg 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Condodemetraky 50 60 U S senator before election Judd Gregg Republican Elected U S Senator Judd Gregg Republican Main article 1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire See also List of United States senators from New Hampshire Incumbent Republican Judd Gregg won re election to his second term General election 29 Party Candidate Votes Republican Judd Gregg Incumbent 213 477 67 8 Democratic George Condodemetraky 88 883 28 2 Libertarian Brian Christeson 7 603 2 4 Independent American Roy Kendel 4 733 1 5 Majority 124 594 39 6 Turnout 314 696 100 0 Republican holdNew York editNew York election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chuck Schumer Al D Amato Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2 551 065 2 058 988 Percentage 54 6 44 1 nbsp County resultsSchumer 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 D Amato 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Al D Amato Republican Elected U S Senator Chuck Schumer Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New York Incumbent Republican Al D Amato was running for re election to a fourth term but lost to Chuck Schumer in what was considered by many to be the high est profile and nastiest contest of the year 30 Geraldine Ferraro former U S Representative and nominee for Vice President in 1984 was well known for having been the 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee and had also run but lost in the Democratic primary in the 1992 U S Senate election in New York Mark Green New York City Public Advocate had been the Democratic nominee in the 1986 election but lost in the general election to D Amato At the start of 1998 Ferraro had done no fundraising out of fear of conflict of interest with her job hosting the CNN program Crossfire but was nonetheless perceived as the front runner by virtue of her name recognition 31 indeed December and January polls had her 25 percentage points ahead of Green in the race and even further ahead of Schumer 32 33 Unlike her previous campaigns Ferraro s family finances never became an issue in 1998 32 However she lost ground during the summer with Schumer catching her in the polls by early August and then soon passing her 34 Schumer a tireless fundraiser outspent her by a five to one margin and Ferraro failed to establish a political image current with the times 32 35 In the September 15 1998 primary she was beaten soundly by Schumer with a 51 percent to 26 percent margin 32 Unlike the bitter 1992 Democratic senatorial primary this contest was not divisive and Ferraro and third place finisher Green endorsed Schumer at a unity breakfast the following day 36 The primaries were held on September 15 1998 Democratic primary for the 1998 United States Senate election in New York 37 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chuck Schumer 388 701 50 84 Democratic Geraldine Ferraro 201 625 26 37 Democratic Mark Green 145 819 19 07 Democratic Eric Ruano Melendez 28 493 3 73 Independence Party primary for the 1998 United States Senate election in New York 38 Party Candidate Votes Independence Chuck Schumer 2 562 58 04 Independence Mark Green 1 852 41 96 Right to Life Party primary for the 1998 United States Senate election in New York 39 Party Candidate Votes Right to Life Al D Amato 3 798 63 07 Right to Life Thomas Drolesky 2 224 36 93 During the general campaign D Amato attempted to brand Schumer as a diehard liberal while Schumer accused D Amato of being a liar When D Amato s first strategy failed D Amato attacked his opponent s attendance record as a member of Congress which Schumer refuted 40 41 Late in the campaign D Amato called Schumer a putzhead in a private meeting with Jewish supporters putz is Yiddish for penis and can be slang for fool 42 The senator later apologized 30 In the last days of the campaign D Amato campaigned with popular Governor George Pataki who was also running for re election and was also supported by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Mayor Ed Koch a Democrat 42 Vice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Clinton personally campaigned for Schumer as D Amato was a prominent critic of President Bill Clinton 40 who led the investigation into Whitewater 43 Though the Republican party was well organized the Democratic party benefited from robocalls from President Clinton and mobilization from two big unions United Federation of Teachers and 1199 40 Though D Amato was effective in obtaining federal government funds for New York State projects during his Senate career he failed to capitalize on this in the election 40 Also Schumer was a tenacious fund raiser and was aggressive in his attacks 43 The candidates spent 30 million during the race 40 The race was not close with Schumer defeating the incumbent D Amato by just over 10 D Amato did win a majority of New York s counties but his wins were in less populated areas Schumer s win is attributed to strong performance in New York City Schumer also performed well in heavily populated upstate cities like Buffalo Syracuse Rochester and Albany 1998 United States Senate election in New York 44 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chuck Schumer 2 386 314 Independence Chuck Schumer 109 027 Liberal Chuck Schumer 55 724 Total Chuck Schumer 2 551 065 54 62 Republican Al D Amato 1 680 203 Conservative Al D Amato 274 220 Right to Life Party New York Al D Amato 104 565 Total Al D Amato Incumbent 2 058 988 44 08 Marijuana Reform Party Corinne Kurtz 34 281 0 73 Green Joel Kovel 14 735 0 32 Libertarian William McMillen 8 223 0 18 Socialist Workers Rose Ana Berbeo 3 513 0 08 Majority Turnout Democratic gain from Republican Per New York State law Schumer and D Amato totals include minor party line votes Independence Party and Liberal Party for Schumer Right to Life Party for D Amato North Carolina editNorth Carolina election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Edwards Lauch Faircloth Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 029 237 945 943 Percentage 51 15 47 01 nbsp County results Edwards 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Faircloth 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Lauch Faircloth Republican Elected U S Senator John Edwards Democratic Main article 1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina See also List of United States senators from North Carolina Incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth decided to seek re election to a second term but was unseated by Democrat John Edwards 4 In the Democratic primary Edwards defeated D G Martin Ella Scarborough and several minor candidates In the Republican primary Faircloth easily defeated two minor candidates 45 1998 North Carolina United States Senate election Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Edwards 1 029 237 51 15 Republican Lauch Faircloth Incumbent 945 943 47 01 Libertarian Barbara Howe 36 963 1 84 Majority 83 294 4 14 Turnout 2 012 143 Democratic gain from RepublicanNorth Dakota editNorth Dakota election nbsp 19922004 nbsp nbsp Nominee Byron Dorgan Donna Nalewaja Party Democratic NPL Republican Popular vote 134 747 75 013 Percentage 63 2 35 2 nbsp County results Dorgan 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Tie 40 50 td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
