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The 1998 United States Senate election in Colorado 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 Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election to a second term by a landslide. This was Campbell's first election as a Republican as he left the Democratic Party in 1995.
This was the only time since 1968 that Republicans have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Colorado, and the last time that a Native American was elected to the United States Senate until 2022.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Dottie Lamm, former First Lady of Colorado
- Gil Romero
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dottie Lamm | 84,929 | 57.98% | |
| Democratic | Gil Romero | 61,548 | 42.02% | |
| Total votes | 146,477 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Bill Eggert, 1994 Republican congressional candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Incumbent) | 154,702 | 70.62% | |
| Republican | Bill Eggert | 64,347 | 29.38% | |
| Total votes | 219,049 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Dottie Lamm, former First Lady of Colorado
Campaign
Campbell, who was elected in 1992 as a Democrat, switched parties after the 1994 Republican Revolution. He faced a primary challenger, but won with over 70% of the vote. In the general election, Democratic nominee Dottie Lamm criticized Campbell of flip flopping from being a moderate liberal to moderate conservative.[2][3] In fact, throughout the entire campaign, Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Incumbent) | 829,370 | 62.49% | +19.78% | |
| Democratic | Dottie Lamm | 464,754 | 35.02% | -16.76% | |
| Libertarian | David S. Segal | 14,024 | 1.06% | +1.06% | |
| Constitution | Kevin Swanson | 9,775 | 0.74% | ||
| Natural Law | Jeffrey Peckham | 4,101 | 0.31% | ||
| Independent | John Heckman | 3,230 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | Gary Swing | 1,981 | 0.15% | ||
| Majority | 364,616 | 27.47% | +18.40% | ||
| Turnout | 1,327,235 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionArchives/1998/Primary/1998UnitedStatesSenateResults.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ By Blake, Peter; 700+ words. "Data". Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Archives : The Rocky Mountain News". nl.newsbank.com.
- ^ "Denver Post: Archive Results". nl.newsbank.com.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
