Elections / 1998 · Senate · PA
Pennsylvania — 1998 U.S. Senate election
Akashic1998 · U.S. SenatePennsylvania · U.S. SenateArlen SpecterR+26.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1998 Senate returns.
- Arlen Specter✓(i)Republican1,814,18061.3%
- Bill LloydDemocrat1,028,83934.8%
- Dean SnyderConstitutional68,3772.3%
- Jack IannantuonoLibertarian46,1031.6%
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+9.2Senate 1998R+26.6vs. baselineR+35.8
Pennsylvania's 1998 Senate race ran 35.8 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Pennsylvania's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −5.6% |
| 1980 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | −20.1% |
| 1986 | −13.6% |
| 1988 | −34.0% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1994 | −2.5% |
| 1998 | −26.6% |
| 2000 | −6.9% |
| 2004 | −10.6% |
| 2006 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | −1.4% |
| 2018 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | −0.2% |
Same ballot, 1998PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.