The 1998 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 3, 1998 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Graham won re-election to a third term. As of 2022[update], this was the last time a Democrat has won the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida, and the last time a non-Hispanic won the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Bob Graham, incumbent United States Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Graham (incumbent) | 909,349 | 100.00% | |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Charlie Crist, State Senator from St. Petersburg
- Andy Martin, perennial candidate
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charlie Crist | 365,894 | 66.40% | |
| Republican | Andy Martin | 184,739 | 33.60% | |
| Total votes | 550,633 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Bob Graham (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Charlie Crist (R), State Senator
Results
editGraham defeated Crist in a landslide, as Crist won just four counties in the state. There were no third party or independent candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Graham (incumbent) | 2,436,407 | 62.47% | −2.93% | |
| Republican | Charlie Crist | 1,463,755 | 37.53% | +2.94% | |
| Majority | 972,652 | 24.94% | −5.87% | ||
| Turnout | 3,900,162 | 46.84% | |||
| Total votes | 3,900,162 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".