1998 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1993; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

1998 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Elections leading to the next Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1993; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	Richard Shelby	Republican	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Shelby (Republican) 63.2% Clayton Suddith (Democratic) 36.7%

Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Republican	1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Murkowski (Republican) 74.5% Joe Sonneman (Democratic) 19.7% Jeffrey Gottlieb (Green) 3.2% Scott Kohlhaas (Libertarian) 2.3%

Arizona	John McCain	Republican	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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	1974 1980 1986 1992	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold	√ Blanche Lincoln (Democratic) 55.1% Fay Boozman (Republican) 42.2% Charley E. Heffley (Reform) 2.7%

California	Barbara Boxer	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barbara Boxer (Democratic) 53% Matt Fong (Republican) 43% Ted Brown (Libertarian) 1.1% Timothy R. Erich (Reform) 1% H.

Colorado	Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Republican) 62.5% Dottie Lamm (Democratic) 35% David S. Segal (Libertarian) 1% 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	1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chris Dodd (Democratic) 65.1% Gary Franks (Republican) 32.4% William Kozak (Concerned Citizens) 1.3% Lois A. Grasso (Term Limits) 0.7% Wildey Moore (Libertarian) 0.5%

Florida	Bob Graham	Democratic	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Graham (Democratic) 62.5% Charlie Crist (Republican) 37.5%

Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Paul Coverdell (Republican) 52.3% Michael Coles (Democratic) 45.3% Bertil Armin Loftman (Libertarian) 2.5%

Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 79.2% Crystal Young (Republican) 17.8% Lloyd Mallan (Libertarian) 3%

Idaho	Dirk Kempthorne	Republican	1992	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold	√ 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	√ Peter Fitzgerald (Republican) 50.3% Carol Moseley Braun (Democratic) 47.4% Don A. Torgersen (Reform) 2.2% Raymond W.

Indiana	Dan Coats	Republican	1989 (Appointed) 1990 (Special) 1992	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain	√ Evan Bayh (Democratic) 63.7% Paul Helmke (Republican) 34.8% Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 1.5%

Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ 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	1974 1974 (Appointed) 1980 1986 1992	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain	√ Jim Bunning (Republican) 49.7% Scotty Baesler (Democratic) 49.2% Charles R. Arbegust (Reform) 1.1%

Louisiana	John Breaux	Democratic	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Breaux (Democratic) 64% Jim Donelon (Republican) 32%

Maryland	Barbara Mikulski	Democratic	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 70.5% Ross Pierpont (Republican) 29.5%

Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Kit Bond (Republican) 52.7% Jay Nixon (Democratic) 43.8% Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 2.0% Curtis Frazier (U.S. Taxpayers) 1.0% James F.

Nevada	Harry Reid	Democratic	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ 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	1980 1986 1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain	√ Chuck Schumer (Democratic) 54.6% Al D'Amato (Republican) 44.1% Corinne E. Kurtz (Marijuana Reform) 0.7% Joel Kovel (Green) 0.3% William P.

North Carolina	Lauch Faircloth	Republican	1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain	√ 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.	√ Byron Dorgan (Democratic) 63.1% Donna Nalewaja (Republican) 35.2% Harley McLain (Libertarian) 1.7%

Ohio	John Glenn	Democratic	1974 1974 (Appointed) 1980 1986 1992	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain	√ George Voinovich (Republican) 56.5% Mary Boyle (Democratic) 43.5%

Oklahoma	Don Nickles	Republican	1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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) 1998	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ron Wyden (Democratic) 61% John Lim (Republican) 33.8% Karen Moskowitz (Green) 2.0% Jim Brewster (Libertarian) 1.6% Michael A. Campbell (Natural Law) 0.8% Dean M.

Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Republican	1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Arlen Specter (Republican) 61.3% Bill Lloyd (Democratic) 34.8% Dean Snyder (Constitution) 2.3% Jack Iannantuono (Libertarian) 1.6%

South Carolina	Ernest Hollings	Democratic	1966 (Appointed) 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ernest Hollings (Democratic) 52.7% Bob Inglis (Republican) 45.7% Richard Quillian (Libertarian) 1.6%

South Dakota	Tom Daschle	Democratic	1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Daschle (Democratic) 62.1% Ron Schmidt (Republican) 36.4% Byron Dale (Libertarian) 1.4%

Utah	Bob Bennett	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Bennett (Republican) 64% Scott Leckman (Democratic) 33% Gary R. Van Horn (Independent American) 3%

Vermont	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980 1986 1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ Patty Murray (Democratic) 58.4% Linda Smith (Republican) 41.6%

Wisconsin	Russ Feingold	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Russ Feingold (Democratic) 50.6% Mark Neumann (Republican) 48.4% Robert R. Raymond (U.S.

Sentence(s)

Arkansas: Blanche Lincoln defeated Fay Boozman by a comfortable margin to keep the seat of retiring Senator Dale Bumpers in Democratic hands.

final_sentence: Arkansas: Blanche Lincoln defeated Fay Boozman by a comfortable margin to keep the seat of retiring Senator Dale Bumpers in Democratic hands.