The 1998 United States Senate election in Idaho 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 Republican U.S. Senator Dirk Kempthorne decided to retire after one term to run for governor. Republican nominee Mike Crapo won the open seat.
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 County results
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Bill Mauk, Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Mauk | 22,503 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 22,503 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Mike Crapo, U.S. Representative
- Matt Lambert
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Crapo | 110,205 | 87.27% | |
| Republican | Matt Lambert | 16,075 | 12.73% | |
| Total votes | 126,280 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Mike Crapo (R), U.S. Representative
- George Mansfeld (NL)
- Bill Mauk (D), Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Crapo | 262,966 | 69.54% | +13.01% | |
| Democratic | Bill Mauk | 107,375 | 28.39% | −15.08% | |
| Natural Law | George J. Mansfeld | 7,833 | 2.07% | +2.07% | |
| Majority | 155,591 | 41.14% | +28.10% | ||
| Turnout | 378,174 | −20.97% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "98 Primary - Senate". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "98 Primary - Senate". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".