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1998 US Senate

33 contests

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SENATE

US Senate · 1998

Republican Hold

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

46

54

After

45

55

Net change:D −1·R +1·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic45

RepublicanMajority55

Threshold:51 seats

D 45 – R 55

33 contests|D won 18|R won 15

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	ShelbyREP	63.2%	817,973	SuddithDEM	36.7%	474,568	R+26.6	↓ R+58.3
▶	Arizona	McCainREP	68.7%	696,577	RangerDEM	27.2%	275,224	R+41.6	↓ R+17.3
▶	Arkansas	LincolnDEM	55.1%	385,878	BoozmanREP	42.2%	295,870	D+12.8	↓ R+7.5
▶	California	BoxerDEM	53.1%	4,411,705	FongREP	43.0%	3,576,351	D+10.1	↓ R+6.3
▶	Colorado	CampbellREP	62.5%	829,370	LammDEM	35.0%	464,754	R+27.5	↓ R+36.5
▶	Connecticut	DoddDEM	65.2%	628,306	FranksREP	32.4%	312,177	D+32.8	↑ D+12.1
▶	Florida	GrahamDEM	62.5%	2,436,016	CristREP	37.5%	1,463,245	D+24.9	↓ R+5.9
▶	Georgia	CoverdellREP	52.4%	918,540	ColesDEM	45.1%	791,904	R+7.2	↓ R+5.9
▶	Hawaii	InouyeDEM	79.2%	315,252	YoungREP	17.8%	70,964	D+61.4	↑ D+31.0
▶	Idaho	CrapoREP	69.5%	262,966	MaukDEM	28.4%	107,375	R+41.1	↓ R+28.1
▶	Illinois	FitzgeraldREP	50.4%	1,709,041	Moseley-BraunDEM	47.4%	1,610,496	R+2.9	↓ R+13.1
▶	Indiana	BayhDEM	63.7%	1,012,244	HelmkeREP	34.8%	552,732	D+28.9	↑ D+45.6
▶	Iowa	GrassleyREP	68.4%	648,480	OsterbergDEM	30.5%	289,049	R+37.9	↑ D+4.5
▶	Kansas	BrownbackREP	65.3%	474,639	FelecianoDEM	31.6%	229,718	R+33.7	↓ R+2.0
▶	Kentucky	BunningREP	49.8%	569,817	BaeslerDEM	49.2%	563,051	R+0.6	↓ R+27.7
▶	Louisiana	BreauxDEM	64.0%	620,502	DonelonREP	31.6%	306,616	D+32.4	↓ R+47.3
▶	Maryland	MikulskiDEM	70.5%	1,062,810	PierpontREP	29.5%	444,637	D+41.0	↓ R+1.0
▶	Missouri	BondREP	52.7%	830,625	NixonDEM	43.8%	690,208	R+8.9	↓ R+1.9
▶	Nevada	ReidDEM	47.9%	208,650	EnsignREP	47.8%	208,222	D+0.1	↓ R+10.7
▶	New Hampshire	GreggREP	67.8%	213,477	CondodemtrakyDEM	28.2%	88,883	R+39.6	↓ R+36.7
▶	New York	SchumerDEM	54.6%	2,551,065	D'AmatoREP	44.1%	2,058,988	D+10.5	↑ D+11.8
▶	North Carolina	EdwardsDEM	51.1%	1,029,237	FairclothREP	47.0%	945,943	D+4.1	↑ D+8.2
▶	North Dakota	DorganDEM	63.2%	134,747	NalewajaREP	35.2%	75,013	D+28.0	↓ R+1.4
▶	Ohio	VoinovichREP	56.5%	1,922,087	BoyleDEM	43.5%	1,482,054	R+12.9	↓ R+21.6
▶	Oklahoma	NicklesREP	66.4%	570,682	CarrollDEM	31.3%	268,898	R+35.1	↓ R+14.7
▶	Oregon	WydenDEM	61.0%	682,425	LimREP	33.8%	377,739	D+27.3	↑ D+32.9
▶	Pennsylvania	SpecterREP	61.3%	1,814,180	LloydDEM	34.8%	1,028,839	R+26.6	↓ R+23.8
▶	South Carolina	HollingsDEM	52.7%	562,791	InglisREP	45.7%	488,132	D+7.0	↑ D+3.9
▶	South Dakota	DaschleDEM	62.1%	162,884	SchmidtREP	36.4%	95,431	D+25.7	↓ R+6.7
▶	Utah	BennettREP	64.0%	316,652	LeckmanDEM	33.0%	163,172	R+31.0	↓ R+15.3
▶	Vermont	LeahyDEM	72.2%	154,567	TuttleREP	22.4%	48,051	D+49.8	↑ D+39.0
▶	Washington	MurrayDEM	58.4%	1,103,184	SmithREP	41.6%	785,377	D+16.8	↑ D+8.8
▶	Wisconsin	FeingoldDEM	50.5%	890,059	NeumannREP	48.4%	852,272	D+2.1	↓ R+4.4

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