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1998 United States Senate election in Arizona

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1998 United States Senate election in Arizona

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Nominee John McCain Ed Ranger
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 696,577 275,224
Percentage 68.74% 27.16%

County results
McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

John McCain
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John McCain
Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 3. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain won re-election to a third term.

General election

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Candidates

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  • John McCain, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • Bob Park (Reform)
  • Ed Ranger, attorney[1] (Democratic)
  • John C. Zajac (Libertarian)

Results

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General election result[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain (incumbent) 696,577 68.74% +12.92%
Democratic Ed Ranger 275,224 27.16% −4.41%
Libertarian John C. Zajac 23,004 2.27% +0.63%
Reform Bob Park 18,288 1.80%
Write-ins 187 0.02%
Majority 421,353 41.58% +17.34%
Turnout 1,013,280
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lewin, Tamar (November 4, 1998). "The 1998 Elections: State by State -- West; Arizona". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".