1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana
Appearance
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
![]() Parish results Breaux: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Donelon: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in Louisiana |
---|
![]() |
![]() |
The 1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Breaux won re-election to a third term. As of 2022[update], this is the last time that the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Louisiana.
Major candidates
Democratic
- John Breaux, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Jim Donelon, State Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Breaux (incumbent) | 620,502 | 64.0% | |
Republican | Jim Donelon | 306,616 | 31.6% | |
Independent | Raymond Brown | 12,203 | 1.3% | |
Independent | Sam Houston Melton | 9,893 | 1.0% | |
Independent | Darryl Paul Ward | 7,964 | 0.8% | |
Independent | L. D. Knox | 6,366 | 0.7% | |
Independent | Jeffrey H. Diket | 3,227 | 0.3% | |
Independent | Martin A. Rosenthal | 2,398 | 0.3% | |
Total votes | 969,169 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |