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The 1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Senator Judd Gregg ran for re-election. He won the Republican primary in a landslide over challenger Phil Weber, a State Representative, and faced the Democratic nominee, Belmont Selectman George Condodemetraky, in the general election. Gregg ultimately defeated Condodemetraky by a wide margin, winning his second term with 68% of the vote and winning every county, despite incumbent Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen concurrently winning re-election with more than 66% of the vote and every county as well.
Democratic primary
Candidates
George Condodemetraky, Belmont SelectmanElder Shirley Democrats face an uphill fight to follow Shaheen success at polls Boston Globe March 15, 1998 Boston, Massachusetts NH 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/174671819/ June 16, 2025
Results
Democratic primary resultsGardner William M. Ambrose Robert P. New Hampshire Secretary of State State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1999 Concord, New Hampshire 1999 https://scholars.unh.edu/court/56/ June 16, 2025
George Condodemetraky Democratic Party (United States) 22,988 98.18%
Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 426 1.82%
23,414 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Judd Gregg, incumbent U.S. Senator
Phil Weber, State RepresentativeElder Shirley Odds don't deter Senate challenger Boston Globe July 5, 1998 Boston, Massachusetts NH 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/174671970/ June 16, 2025
Results
Republican primary results
Judd Gregg (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 63,729 85.48%
Phil Weber Republican Party (United States) 10,784 38.21%
Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 42 0.06%
74,555 100.00%
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error JuddGregg (R) GeorgeCondodemetraky (D) UndecidedMason-DixonCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - New Hampshire 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/NH/polls/NH98S.html CNN 27 June 2025 https://archive.today/20250627202002/https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/NH/polls/NH98S.html 27 June 2025 liveSeptember 28–29, 1998627 (LV)± 4.0%63%23%14%American Research GroupSeptember 9–10, 1998634 (LV)± 4.0%61%24%15%RKM Research & CommunicationsWMURSeptember 9–10, 1998494 (RV)± 4.4%63%18%19%RKM Research & CommunicationsWMUR Poll sponsored by WMUR-TVJune 26–28, 1998489 (RV)± 4.4%67%13%20%
Results
1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
Republican Party (United States)
Judd Gregg (inc.)
213,477
67.84%
+19.67%
Democratic Party (United States)
George Condodemetraky
88,883
28.24%
-17.10%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Brian Christeson
7,603
2.42%
-1.10%
Constitution Party (United States) Independent American
Roy Kendel
4,733
1.50%
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124,594
39.59%
+36.77%
314,696
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1998 United States Senate elections
Notes
Partisan clients
References
United States Senate
New Hampshire
1998