1998 United States Senate election in Oregon

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

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.

Democratic nomination

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

Results

Oregon Democratic U.S. Senate primary results

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

• Valentine Christian
• John Lim, State Senator
• John Michael Fitzpatrick

Results

Oregon Republican U.S. Senate primary results

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

#3333FF

General election results

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