1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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  1992 November 3, 1998 2004  
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Nominee Don Nickles Don Carroll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote570,682268,898
Percentage66.38%31.28%

1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg
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.

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Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

1998 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Nickles (incumbent) 570,682 66.38%
Democratic Don Carroll268,89831.28%
Independent Mike Morris15,5161.80%
Independent Argus W. Jr. Yandell4,6170.54%
Total votes859,713 100.00%
Republican hold

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