1998 United States Senate election in Oregon

1998 United States Senate election in Oregon

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Nominee Ron Wyden John Lim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 682,425 377,739
Percentage 61.05% 33.79%

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 in a landslide (Lim only carried Malheur County). As of 2022, this is the last time Grant County and Harney County have supported a Democrat in a U.S. Senate election.


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