1998 United States Senate election in Missouri
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
County results Bond: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Nixon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Missouri |
|---|
The 1998 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond won re-election to a third term.[1]
General election
Candidates
- Kit Bond, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987 and former Governor of Missouri from 1973 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1985 (Republican)
- Curtis Frazier (Constitution)
- Tamara Millay (Libertarian)
- James Newport (Reform)
- Jay Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri since 1993 and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1988 (Democratic)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kit Bond (R) |
Jay Nixon (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zogby International[2] | October 29–30, 1998 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 47% | 36% | 17% |
| Zogby International[2] | August 31 – September 1, 1998 | 616 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 53% | 30% | 17% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kit Bond (incumbent) | 830,625 | 52.68% | |
| Democratic | Jay Nixon | 690,208 | 43.77% | |
| Libertarian | Tamara Millay | 31,876 | 2.02% | |
| Constitution | Curtis Frazier | 15,368 | 0.98% | |
| Reform | James Newport | 8,780 | 0.56% | |
| Majority | 140,417 | 8.90% | ||
| Turnout | 1,576,857 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 23.
- ^ a b "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Missouri 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.