1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

Summary

The 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Don Nickles won re-election to his fourth and final term. Nickles won in a landslide, carrying all but one of the 77 counties in the state. The sole county Democratic candidate Don Carroll won was Haskell County.

1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee Don Nickles Don Carroll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 570,682 268,898
Percentage 66.38% 31.28%

County results
Nickles:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Carroll:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Don Nickles
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Don Nickles
Republican

Major candidates edit

Democratic edit

  • Don Carroll, air conditioning repairman[1]

Republican edit

Results edit

1998 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Nickles (incumbent) 570,682 66.38%
Democratic Don Carroll 268,898 31.28%
Independent Mike Morris 15,516 1.80%
Independent Argus W. Jr. Yandell 4,617 0.54%
Total votes 859,713 100.00%
Republican hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1998".