1998 Senate elections · Colorado history
Colorado U.S. Senate election 1998
Ben Nighthorse Campbell REP +27.5 · Class III seat · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 1,327,235
- Margin
- 27.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nighthorse Campbell Won | REP | 829,370 | 62.49% | |
| Dottie Lamm | DEM | 464,754 | 35.02% | |
| David S. Segal | LIB | 14,024 | 1.06% | |
| Kevin P. Swanson | CON | 9,775 | 0.74% | |
| Jeffrey Lee Peckman | NLP | 4,101 | 0.31% | |
| John J. Heckman | CPC | 3,230 | 0.24% | |
| Gary Swing | OTH | 1,981 | 0.15% | |
| Total | 1,327,235 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Colorado Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Michael Bennet | 14.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | John Wright Hickenlooper | 9.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | Michael Bennet | 5.7 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory Gardner | 1.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Michael Bennet | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mark Udall | 10.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Ken Salazar | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Class II | Wayne A. Allard | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | 27.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Wayne A. Allard | 5.7 |
| 1992 | Class III | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | 9.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Hank Brown | 14.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1998 Colorado Senate race?
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (REP) won with 62.5% of the vote, ahead of Dottie Lamm (35.0%), a margin of 27.5 points.
Did the Colorado Senate seat change party in 1998?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Colorado Senate race?
1,327,235 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.