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      Home/Elections/1998/US Senate/Arkansas
      1998·US Senate·Arkansas

      Arkansas US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Blanche Lincoln
      55.1%385,878 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Fay Boozman
      42.2%295,870 votes
      Margin
      D+12.8
      700,644 total votes
      3 candidates700,644 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Blanche LincolnDEM✓
      		DEM385,87855.1%
      Fay BoozmanREP
      		REP295,87042.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH18,8962.7%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Arkansas(Class I)

      2022
      John BoozmanREP
      R+34.6
      2020
      Tom CottonREP
      R+66.5
      2016
      John BoozmanREP
      R+23.6
      2014
      Tom CottonREP
      R+17.1
      2010
      John BoozmanREP
      R+21.0
      2008
      Mark PryorDEM
      D+79.5
      2004
      Blanche LincolnDEM
      D+11.8
      2002
      Mark PryorDEM
      D+7.8
      1996
      Timothy HutchinsonREP
      R+5.4
      1992
      Dale BumpersDEM
      D+20.4
      1990
      David PryorDEM
      D+99.8
      1986
      Dale BumpersDEM
      D+24.6
      1984
      David PryorDEM
      D+14.7
      1980
      Dale BumpersDEM
      D+18.2
      View all US Senate history for Arkansas →

      Candidates

      Blanche LincolnDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+1.2
      Career1998-2010
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Fay BoozmanREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+12.8
      Career1998-1998
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Arkansas, 1998

      US House4 contests →Governor1 contest →
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