1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1992 2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas 2004 November 3, 1998 150x150px Blanche Lincoln portrait crop.jpg Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (United States) 385,878 55.07% 3x4.svg Fay Boozman Republican Party (United States) 295,870 42.23% 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 210px County resultsLincoln: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Boozman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 1998. Democratic incumbent Dale Bumpers retired instead of seeking reelection to a fifth term. Democratic former U.S. Representative Blanche Lincoln won the open seat against Republican state senator Fay Boozman. At 38, Lincoln was the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Senate and the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Carraway in 1938. In 2010, Lincoln lost re-election to a third term by Fay Boozman's brother, John Boozman. Democratic primary Candidates Winston Bryant, attorney general of Arkansas and 1996 Senate nomineehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/arsen/candidates.htm Politics - Arkansas Senate, Candidates Washingtonpost.com 1998-09-16 2021-05-04 Nate Coulter, 1993 nominee for lieutenant governor Blanche Lincoln, former U.S. representative from Helena Scott Ferguson, state representative Withdrew Pat Hays, mayor of North Little Rockhttp://www.talkbusiness.net/article/PAT-HAYS-POLITICAL-FUTURE-A-SOURCE-OF-SPECULATION/2360/ Pat Hays political future a source of speculation August 23, 2011 August 23, 2011 Talk Business & Politics Results thumb|200px|Primary results by county: #8db8e2 Lincoln #deedfb 30–40% #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% #87be51 Bryant #eef8e4 20–30% #ddf0ca 30–40% #b1d68d 40–50% #87be51 50–60% #e66f9e Ferguson #fad6e4 30–40% #e66f9e 50–60% Democratic primary resultsArkansas 1998 Senatorial Democratic Primary Election Results 2007-02-15 http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=5&year=1998&f=0&off=3&elect=1 2021-05-04 Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (United States) 145,009 45.5% Winston Bryant Democratic Party (United States) 87,183 27.4% Scott Ferguson Democratic Party (United States) 44,761 14.0% Nate Coulter Democratic Party (United States) 41,848 13.1% 318,801 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Fay Boozman, state senator from Fort Smith Tom Prince, mayor of Little Rockhttps://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/20/us/gop-incumbents-hold-off-challengers-in-pennsylvania.html G.O.P. Incumbents Hold Off Challengers in Pennsylvania - The New York Times The New York Times 1998-05-20 2021-05-04 Results Republican primary results Fay Boozman Republican Party (United States) 128,929 78.0% Tom Prince Republican Party (United States) 44,006 22.0% 172,035 100.00% General election Candidates Blanche Lincoln, former U.S. representative from Helena (Democratic) Fay Boozman, state senator from Fort Smith (Republican) Charley Heffley (Reform) Background During the campaign, Boozman caused controversy for his comments about rape, claiming that women rarely became pregnant after being raped due to a hormone he described as "God's little protective shield".Pruden William Feb 25, 2021 Fay Boozman (1946–2005) https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fay-boozman-12068/ February 25, 2021 Encyclopedia of Arkansas Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error BlancheLincoln (D) FayBoozman (R) CharleyHeffley (Rf) UndecidedMason-Dixon Polling & StrategyFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv October 15, 2026 GitHub FiveThirtyEightCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Arkansas 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/AR/polls/AR98S.html CNN 14 June 2025 https://archive.today/20250614045855/https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/AR/polls/AR98S.html 14 June 2025 liveOctober 23–25, 1998810 (LV)± 3.5%56%36%–8%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyOctober 5–7, 1998838 (LV)± 3.5%52%39%–9%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategySeptember 8–9, 1998811 (LV)± 3.5%52%36%1%11%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyJune 1–3, 1998805 (LV)± 3.5%51%33%1%15% Results Arkansas Senate election 1998 Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (United States) 385,878 55.07% Fay Boozman Republican Party (United States) 295,870 42.23% Charley E. Heffley Reform Party (United States) 18,896 2.70% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1998 United States Senate elections 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas 2008 United States Senate election in Arkansas Notes References United States Senate Arkansas Category:1998 controversies in the United States 1998