1998 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1998 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Nominee Barbara Mikulski Ross Pierpont
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,062,810 444,637
Percentage 70.5% 29.5%

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

Mikulski:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Pierpont:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Barbara Mikulski
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Barbara Mikulski
Democratic

The 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Barbara Mikulski, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Ann L. Mallory
  • Kauko H. Kokkonen

Results[]

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara A. Mikulski (Incumbent) 349,382 84.36%
Democratic 43,120 10.41%
Democratic 21,658 5.23%
Total votes 414,160 100.00%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Ross Pierpont, retired surgeon[2]
  • John Taylor
  • Michael Gloth
  • Kenneth Wayman
  • Bradlyn McClanahan
  • Howard David Greyber
  • John Stafford
  • George Liebmann
  • Barry Steve Asbury
  • Scott Thomas

Results[]

Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 32,691 18.40%
Republican John Taylor 22,855 12.87%
Republican 19,926 11.22%
Republican 16,505 9.29%
Republican 16,439 9.25%
Republican 16,177 9.11%
Republican John Stafford 15,031 8.46%
Republican 14,440 8.13%
Republican 11,881 6.69%
Republican Thomas Scott 11,707 6.59%
Total votes 177,652 100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Barbara Mikulski (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Ross Pierpont (R), perennial candidate

Results[]

United States Senate election in Maryland, 1998[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara A. Mikulski (Incumbent) 1,062,810 70.50% -0.51%
Republican 444,637 29.50% +0.51%
Majority 618,173 41.01% -1.02%
Total votes 1,507,447 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also[]

  • 1998 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ a b Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (October 24, 2000). Retrieved on June 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Md_home".
  3. ^ 1998 Election Statistics – Legislative Activities – Office of the Clerk. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.


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