1998 United States Senate election in Utah
(Redirected from United States Senate election in Utah, 1998)
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The 1998 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett won re-election to a second term.
Major candidates
[edit]Democratic
[edit]- Scott Leckman, physician[1]
Republican
[edit]- Bob Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bob Bennett (Incumbent) | 316,652 | 63.98% | +8.60% | |
| Democratic | Scott Leckman | 163,172 | 32.97% | −6.74% | |
| Independent American | Gary Van Horn | 15,073 | 3.05% | ||
| Write-ins | 12 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 153,480 | 31.01% | +15.34% | ||
| Turnout | 494,909 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||