1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

November 3, 1998

Nominee Don Nickles Don Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 570,682 268,898 Percentage 66.4% 31.3%

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

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 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.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Don Carroll, air conditioning repairman

Republican

• Don Nickles, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

1998 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Nickles	570,682	66.4%
	Democratic	Don Carroll	268,898	31.3%
	Independent	Mike Morris	15,516	1.8%
	Independent	Argus W. Jr. Yandell	4,617	0.4%
Total votes			859,713	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1998 United States Senate elections