Elections / 1998 · Senate · OR
Oregon — 1998 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1998 · U.S. SenateOregon · U.S. SenateRon WydenD+27.3
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1998 Senate returns.
- Ron Wyden✓Democrat682,42561.1%
- John LimRepublican377,73933.8%
- Karyn MoskowitzPacific22,0242.0%
- Jim BrewsterLibertarian18,2211.6%
- Michael A. CampbellNatural Law8,3720.7%
- Dean M. BraaSocialist7,5530.7%
- OtherOther1,4130.1%
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+8.1Senate 1998D+27.3vs. baselineD+19.2
Oregon's 1998 Senate race ran 19.2 points more Democratic than its 1996 presidential margin.
Oregon's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −23.4% |
| 1980 | −8.1% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1986 | −26.9% |
| 1990 | −7.5% |
| 1992 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 1998 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | −16.6% |
| 2004 | +31.6% |
| 2008 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | +23.3% |
| 2020 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | +14.9% |
Same ballot, 1998OR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.