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Elections / 1998

The 1998 elections

A midterm cycle: 34 US Senate contests on record. Presidential pages cover the quadrennial years on either side.

1998 Senate margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1998 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+26.6Alaska · R+54.9Arizona · R+41.6Colorado · R+27.5Florida · D+24.9Georgia · R+7.2Indiana · D+28.9Kansas · R+33.7Maine · —Massachusetts · —Minnesota · —New Jersey · —North Carolina · D+4.1North Dakota · D+28.0Oklahoma · R+35.1Pennsylvania · R+26.6South Dakota · D+25.7Texas · —Wyoming · —Connecticut · D+32.8Missouri · R+8.9West Virginia · —Illinois · R+2.9New Mexico · —Arkansas · D+12.8California · D+10.0Delaware · —District of Columbia · —Hawaii · D+61.4Iowa · R+37.9Kentucky · R+0.6Maryland · D+41.0Michigan · —Mississippi · —Montana · —New Hampshire · R+39.6New York · D+15.1Ohio · R+12.9Oregon · D+27.3Tennessee · —Utah · R+31.0Virginia · —Washington · D+16.8Wisconsin · D+2.1Nebraska · —South Carolina · D+7.0Idaho · R+41.1Nevada · D+0.1Vermont · D+49.9Louisiana · D+32.6Rhode Island · —
1998Senate margin
D+60
R+60
States with a Senate contest in 1998, each filled by its result. States without a seat up this cycle are faint.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a seat an independent won.

US Senate 1998: Democrats won 18, Republicans 16 of 34 contests →

US House 1998: Democrats won 211, Republicans 223, others 1 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.