1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee Don Nickles Don Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 570,682 268,898 Percentage 66.38% 31.28%

County results Nickles:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Carroll:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Don Nickles Republican Elected U.S. Senator Don Nickles Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Don Nickles won re-election to his fourth and final term. Nickles won in a landslide, carrying all but one of the 77 counties in the state. The sole county Democratic candidate Don Carroll won was Haskell County.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Don Carroll, air conditioning repairman ^[1]

Republican

• Don Nickles, incumbent U.S. Senator

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Don Nickles (R)	Don Carroll (D)	Undecided
Tulsa Surveys [2]	Late September, 1998	750 (A)	± 3.5%	66%	8%	26%

Results

1998 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Nickles (incumbent)	570,682	66.38%
	Democratic	Don Carroll	268,898	31.28%
	Independent	Mike Morris	15,516	1.80%
	Independent	Argus W. Jr. Yandell	4,617	0.54%
Total votes			859,713	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1998 United States Senate elections

Notes

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

References

1. "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search".
2. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Oklahoma 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
3. "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1998".