1998 United States Senate election in Oregon

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.

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

Wyden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lim:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Ron Wyden
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ron Wyden
Democratic

Elections in Oregon

Democratic nomination
  • John Sweeney
  • Ron Wyden, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results
Oregon Democratic U.S. Senate primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Wyden 283,654 91.51%
Democratic John Sweeney 25,456 8.21%
Democratic Write-ins 853 0.28%
Total votes 309,963 100.00%

Republican nomination

Results
Oregon Republican U.S. Senate primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Lim 135,048 62.45%
Republican John Michael Fitzpatrick 58,139 26.88%
Republican Valentine Christian 20,569 9.51%
Republican Write-ins 2,509 1.16%
Total votes 216,265 100.00%

Results
General election results[3]
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
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References
  1. "OR US Senate D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "OR US Senate R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. "Official Results: November 3, 1998 General Election, United States Senator". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 2009-08-21.


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