1998 United States Senate election in Florida

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1998 United States Senate election in Florida
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Nominee Bob Graham Charlie Crist
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,436,4071,463,755
Percentage62.47%37.53%
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Graham:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Crist:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes
U.S. senator before election

Bob Graham
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Graham
Democratic

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, defeating future Attorney General and Governor of Florida Charlie Crist. As of 2022, this was the last time a Democrat or non-Hispanic has won the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Graham (incumbent) 909,349 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlie Crist 365,894 66.40%
Republican Andy Martin 184,73933.60%
Total votes550,633 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Bob
Graham (D)		Charlie
Crist (R)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [2] October 26–28, 1998822 (LV)± 3.5%59%31%10%
Independent Market Research of Tampa [2] [A] October 21–13, 1998670 (LV)± 3.8%61%25%14%
Mason-Dixon [2] October 15–18, 1998836 (LV)± 3.5%58%32%10%
Mason-Dixon [2] September 22–24, 1998815 (LV)± 3.5%59%30%11%
Forman Center for Political Studies [2] September 9–23, 1998403 (LV)± 5.0%62%26%12%
Mason-Dixon [2] August 24–25, 1998804 (LV)± 3.5%59%28%13%
Mason-Dixon [2] July 17–20, 1998802 (LV)± 3.5%61%28%11%
Mason-Dixon [2] April 16–18, 1998813 (LV)± 3.5%59%27%14%

Results

Graham defeated Crist in a landslide, with Crist winning just four of the state's sixty-seven counties: Clay, Collier, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa. There were no third party or independent candidates.

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Graham (incumbent) 2,436,407 62.47% −2.93%
Republican Charlie Crist 1,463,75537.53%+2.94%
Majority 972,65224.94%−5.87%
Turnout 3,900,16246.84%
Total votes3,900,162 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by the St. Petersburg Times

References

  1. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Florida 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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