1998 Elections

Midterm

5 offices contested.

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1998

Balance of Power

50.2%Popular Vote47.7%

42.2%Popular Vote51.4%

57,455,136 votes

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U.S. Senate

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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

U.S. House

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Districts

435

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House Popular Vote

R+1.0

Two-party margin across all districts

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Governor

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36 contests|D won 11|R won 23|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SiegelmanDEM	57.7%	760,155	JamesREP	42.1%	554,746	D+15.6	↑ D+16.5
▶	Alaska	KnowlesDEM	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arizona	HullREP	61.0%	620,188	JohnsonDEM	35.5%	361,552	R+25.4	↓ R+17.2
▶	Arkansas	HuckabeeREP	97.4%	421,989	OtherOTH	2.6%	11,099	R+97.4	↓ R+117.1
▶	California	DavisDEM	58.0%	4,860,702	LungrenREP	38.4%	3,218,030	D+19.6	↑ D+34.1
▶	Colorado	OwensREP	49.1%	648,202	SchoettlerDEM	48.4%	639,905	R+0.6	↓ R+17.4
▶	Connecticut	RowlandREP	62.9%	628,707	KennellyDEM	35.4%	354,187	R+27.5	↓ R+24.0
▶	Florida	BushREP	55.3%	2,191,105	MacKayDEM	44.7%	1,773,054	R+10.6	↓ R+12.1
▶	Georgia	BarnesDEM	52.5%	941,076	MillnerREP	44.1%	790,201	D+8.4	↑ D+6.3
▶	Hawaii	CayetanoDEM	50.1%	204,206	LingleREP	48.8%	198,952	D+1.3	↓ R+6.0
▶	Idaho	KempthorneREP	67.7%	258,095	HuntleyDEM	29.1%	110,815	R+38.6	↓ R+30.2
▶	Illinois	RyanREP	51.0%	1,714,094	PoshardDEM	47.5%	1,594,191	R+3.6	↑ D+25.9
▶	Iowa	VilsackDEM	52.3%	500,231	LightfootREP	46.5%	444,787	D+5.8	↑ D+21.0
▶	Kansas	GravesREP	73.4%	544,882	SawyerDEM	22.6%	168,243	R+50.7	↓ R+22.5
▶	Maine	OtherOTH	69.1%	290,787	LongleyREP	18.9%	79,716	R+6.9	↓ R+17.7
▶	Maryland	GlendeningDEM	55.1%	846,972	SauerbreyREP	44.8%	688,357	D+10.3	↑ D+9.9
▶	Massachusetts	CellucciREP	50.8%	967,160	HarshbargerDEM	47.4%	901,843	R+3.4	↑ D+39.5
▶	Michigan	EnglerREP	62.2%	1,883,005	FiegerDEM	37.8%	1,143,574	R+24.4	↓ R+1.4
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	65.7%	1,373,638	ColemanREP	34.3%	716,880	R+34.3	↓ R+5.7
▶	Nebraska	JohannsREP	53.9%	293,910	HoppnerDEM	46.0%	250,678	R+7.9	↓ R+55.4
▶	Nevada	GuinnREP	51.6%	223,892	JonesDEM	42.0%	182,281	R+9.6	↓ R+21.0
▶	New Hampshire	ShaheenDEM	66.1%	210,769	LucasREP	30.9%	98,473	D+35.2	↑ D+79.6
▶	New Mexico	JohnsonREP	54.5%	271,948	ChavezDEM	45.5%	226,755	R+9.1	↑ D+0.8
▶	New York	PatakiREP	54.3%	2,571,991	ValloneDEM	33.2%	1,570,317	R+21.1	↓ R+17.8
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	50.0%	1,678,721	FisherDEM	44.7%	1,498,956	R+5.4	↑ D+41.4
▶	Oklahoma	KeatingREP	57.9%	505,498	BoydDEM	40.9%	357,552	R+16.9	↑ D+0.3
▶	Oregon	KitzhaberDEM	64.4%	717,061	SizemoreREP	30.0%	334,001	D+34.4	↑ D+25.9
▶	Pennsylvania	RidgeREP	57.4%	1,736,844	ItkinDEM	31.0%	938,745	R+26.4	↓ R+20.9
▶	Rhode Island	AlmondREP	51.0%	156,180	YorkDEM	42.1%	129,105	R+8.8	↓ R+5.0
▶	South Carolina	HodgesDEM	53.2%	570,070	BeasleyREP	45.2%	484,088	D+8.0	↑ D+10.6
▶	South Dakota	JanklowREP	64.0%	166,621	HunhoffDEM	32.9%	85,473	R+31.2	↓ R+16.4
▶	Tennessee	SundquistREP	68.6%	669,973	HookerDEM	29.5%	287,750	R+39.1	↓ R+29.5
▶	Texas	BushREP	68.3%	2,551,454	MauroDEM	31.2%	1,165,444	R+37.1	↓ R+29.5
▶	Vermont	DeanDEM	55.7%	121,425	DwyerREP	41.1%	89,726	D+14.5	↓ R+35.2
▶	Wisconsin	ThompsonREP	59.7%	1,047,716	GarveyDEM	38.7%	679,553	R+21.0	↑ D+15.4
▶	Wyoming	GeringerREP	55.6%	97,235	VinichDEM	40.5%	70,754	R+15.1	↑ D+3.4

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State Senate

1011contests

41 states

State House

3822contests

45 states

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1998 Elections

Midterm

5 offices contested.

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1998

Balance of Power

50.2%Popular Vote47.7%

42.2%Popular Vote51.4%

57,455,136 votes

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U.S. Senate

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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

U.S. House

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Districts

435

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Democratic Seats

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Republican Seats

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House Popular Vote

R+1.0

Two-party margin across all districts

Governor

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36 contests|D won 11|R won 23|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SiegelmanDEM	57.7%	760,155	JamesREP	42.1%	554,746	D+15.6	↑ D+16.5
▶	Alaska	KnowlesDEM	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arizona	HullREP	61.0%	620,188	JohnsonDEM	35.5%	361,552	R+25.4	↓ R+17.2
▶	Arkansas	HuckabeeREP	97.4%	421,989	OtherOTH	2.6%	11,099	R+97.4	↓ R+117.1
▶	California	DavisDEM	58.0%	4,860,702	LungrenREP	38.4%	3,218,030	D+19.6	↑ D+34.1
▶	Colorado	OwensREP	49.1%	648,202	SchoettlerDEM	48.4%	639,905	R+0.6	↓ R+17.4
▶	Connecticut	RowlandREP	62.9%	628,707	KennellyDEM	35.4%	354,187	R+27.5	↓ R+24.0
▶	Florida	BushREP	55.3%	2,191,105	MacKayDEM	44.7%	1,773,054	R+10.6	↓ R+12.1
▶	Georgia	BarnesDEM	52.5%	941,076	MillnerREP	44.1%	790,201	D+8.4	↑ D+6.3
▶	Hawaii	CayetanoDEM	50.1%	204,206	LingleREP	48.8%	198,952	D+1.3	↓ R+6.0
▶	Idaho	KempthorneREP	67.7%	258,095	HuntleyDEM	29.1%	110,815	R+38.6	↓ R+30.2
▶	Illinois	RyanREP	51.0%	1,714,094	PoshardDEM	47.5%	1,594,191	R+3.6	↑ D+25.9
▶	Iowa	VilsackDEM	52.3%	500,231	LightfootREP	46.5%	444,787	D+5.8	↑ D+21.0
▶	Kansas	GravesREP	73.4%	544,882	SawyerDEM	22.6%	168,243	R+50.7	↓ R+22.5
▶	Maine	OtherOTH	69.1%	290,787	LongleyREP	18.9%	79,716	R+6.9	↓ R+17.7
▶	Maryland	GlendeningDEM	55.1%	846,972	SauerbreyREP	44.8%	688,357	D+10.3	↑ D+9.9
▶	Massachusetts	CellucciREP	50.8%	967,160	HarshbargerDEM	47.4%	901,843	R+3.4	↑ D+39.5
▶	Michigan	EnglerREP	62.2%	1,883,005	FiegerDEM	37.8%	1,143,574	R+24.4	↓ R+1.4
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	65.7%	1,373,638	ColemanREP	34.3%	716,880	R+34.3	↓ R+5.7
▶	Nebraska	JohannsREP	53.9%	293,910	HoppnerDEM	46.0%	250,678	R+7.9	↓ R+55.4
▶	Nevada	GuinnREP	51.6%	223,892	JonesDEM	42.0%	182,281	R+9.6	↓ R+21.0
▶	New Hampshire	ShaheenDEM	66.1%	210,769	LucasREP	30.9%	98,473	D+35.2	↑ D+79.6
▶	New Mexico	JohnsonREP	54.5%	271,948	ChavezDEM	45.5%	226,755	R+9.1	↑ D+0.8
▶	New York	PatakiREP	54.3%	2,571,991	ValloneDEM	33.2%	1,570,317	R+21.1	↓ R+17.8
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	50.0%	1,678,721	FisherDEM	44.7%	1,498,956	R+5.4	↑ D+41.4
▶	Oklahoma	KeatingREP	57.9%	505,498	BoydDEM	40.9%	357,552	R+16.9	↑ D+0.3
▶	Oregon	KitzhaberDEM	64.4%	717,061	SizemoreREP	30.0%	334,001	D+34.4	↑ D+25.9
▶	Pennsylvania	RidgeREP	57.4%	1,736,844	ItkinDEM	31.0%	938,745	R+26.4	↓ R+20.9
▶	Rhode Island	AlmondREP	51.0%	156,180	YorkDEM	42.1%	129,105	R+8.8	↓ R+5.0
▶	South Carolina	HodgesDEM	53.2%	570,070	BeasleyREP	45.2%	484,088	D+8.0	↑ D+10.6
▶	South Dakota	JanklowREP	64.0%	166,621	HunhoffDEM	32.9%	85,473	R+31.2	↓ R+16.4
▶	Tennessee	SundquistREP	68.6%	669,973	HookerDEM	29.5%	287,750	R+39.1	↓ R+29.5
▶	Texas	BushREP	68.3%	2,551,454	MauroDEM	31.2%	1,165,444	R+37.1	↓ R+29.5
▶	Vermont	DeanDEM	55.7%	121,425	DwyerREP	41.1%	89,726	D+14.5	↓ R+35.2
▶	Wisconsin	ThompsonREP	59.7%	1,047,716	GarveyDEM	38.7%	679,553	R+21.0	↑ D+15.4
▶	Wyoming	GeringerREP	55.6%	97,235	VinichDEM	40.5%	70,754	R+15.1	↑ D+3.4

Other Offices

State Senate

1011contests

41 states

State House

3822contests

45 states

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