Elections / 1998 · Senate · MO
Missouri — 1998 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1998 · U.S. SenateMissouri · U.S. SenateChristopher S. BondR+8.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1998 Senate returns.
- Christopher S. Bond✓(i)Republican830,62552.7%
- Jeremiah W. (Jay) NixonDemocrat690,20843.8%
- Tamara A. MillayLibertarian31,8762.0%
- Curt FrazierTaxpayers15,3681.0%
- James F. NewportReform8,7800.6%
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+6.3Senate 1998R+8.9vs. baselineR+15.2
Missouri's 1998 Senate race ran 15.2 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Missouri's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −14.4% |
| 1980 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | −1.7% |
| 1986 | −5.3% |
| 1988 | −36.0% |
| 1992 | −7.0% |
| 1994 | −24.0% |
| 1998 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | −1.1% |
| 2004 | −13.3% |
| 2006 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | −13.6% |
| 2012 | +15.7% |
| 2016 | −2.8% |
| 2018 | −5.8% |
| 2022 | −13.7% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
Same ballot, 1998MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.