1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut

1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Nominee Chris Dodd Gary Franks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 628,306 312,177 Percentage 65.15% 32.39%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Dodd:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Franks:      40–50%     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chris Dodd Democratic

The 1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut 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 Chris Dodd won re-election for a fourth term against former Republican U.S. Congressman Gary Franks.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Chris Dodd, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Gary Franks, former U.S. Representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Chris Dodd (D)	Gary Franks (R)	Undecided
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute [1]	October 28 – November 1, 1998	491 (LV)	± 4.0%	64%	27%	9%
Mason Dixon [1]	October 26–27, 1998	633 (LV)	± 4.0%	60%	32%	8%
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute [1]	October 13–19, 1998	683 (LV)	± 3.8%	61%	29%	10%
Mason Dixon [1]	October 9–12, 1998	629 (LV)	± 4.0%	55%	31%	14%
University of Connecticut [1] [A]	October 6–11, 1998	502 (A)	± 4.3%	60%	20%	20%
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute [1]	September 23–28, 1998	526 (LV)	± 4.3%	54%	34%	12%
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute [1]	June 16–22, 1998	1,088 (RV)	± 3.0%	62%	23%	15%
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute [1]	March 24–30, 1998	1,014 (RV)	± 3.0%	60%	24%	16%
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute [1]	February 10–16, 1998	1,303 (RV)	± 2.7%	59%	27%	14%

Results

Connecticut Senate election 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Dodd (incumbent)	628,306	65.15%
	Republican	Gary Franks	312,177	32.39%
	Concerned Citizens	William Kozak	12,261	1.27%
	Independent	Lois A. Grasso	6,517	0.68%
	Libertarian	Wildey J. Moore	5,196	0.54%
Total votes			964,457	100.00%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Dodd won all six congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans. ^[3]

District	Dodd	Franks	Representative
1st	71%	26%	Barbara Kennelly (105th Congress)
			John Larson (106th Congress)
2nd	68%	31%	Sam Gejdenson
3rd	69%	28%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	61%	37%	Chris Shays
5th	59%	38%	James Maloney
6th	62%	35%	Nancy Johnson

See also

• 1998 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Hartford Courant

References

1. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Connecticut 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
3. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.