United States Senate election in Oregon, 1998

United States Senate election in Oregon, 1998
Oregon
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Ron Wyden John Lim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 682,425 377,739
Percentage 61.1% 33.8%
U.S. Senator before election

Ron Wyden
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ron Wyden
Democratic

The 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to his first full term, defeating Republican nominee John Lim, a state senator.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ron Wyden 682,425 61.05 +13.27%
Republican John Lim 377,739 33.79 -12.47%
Pacific Green Karyn Moskowitz 22,024 1.97 +1.37%
Libertarian Jim Brewster 18,221 1.63 +0.32%
Natural Law Michael A. Campbell 8,372 0.75 +0.75%
Socialist Dean M. Braa 7,553 0.68 +.02%
Write-In Misc. 1,413 0.13 -1.12%
Majority 304,686 27.26 +25.74
Turnout 1,117,747
Democrat hold

References

  1. ↑ "Official Results: November 3, 1998 General Election, United States Senator". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 2009-08-21.


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