1998 Senate elections · Kentucky history
Kentucky U.S. Senate election 1998
Jim Bunning REP +0.6 gain · Class III seat · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 1,145,414
- Margin
- 0.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning Won | REP | 569,817 | 49.75% | |
| Scotty Baesler | DEM | 563,051 | 49.16% | |
| Charles R. Arbegust | REF | 12,546 | 1.10% | |
| Total | 1,145,414 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Kentucky Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Rand Paul | 23.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 19.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Rand Paul | 14.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 15.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Rand Paul | 11.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 1.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 29.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 0.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 12.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Wendell H. Ford | 27.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 4.4 |
Full Kentucky Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1998 Kentucky Senate race?
Jim Bunning (REP) won with 49.7% of the vote, ahead of Scotty Baesler (49.2%), a margin of 0.6 points.
Did the Kentucky Senate seat change party in 1998?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Kentucky Senate race?
1,145,414 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.