1998 United States Senate election in Oregon

none March 2026 September 2023 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon 1996 (special) 2004 United States Senate election in Oregon 2004 November 3, 1998 Image:Ron Wyden official portrait.jpg 150x150px Ron Wyden Democratic Party (United States) 682,425 61.05% Image:Johnlim.jpg John Lim Republican Party (United States) 377,739 33.79% 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon results map by county.svg 260px County results Wyden: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Lim: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Democratic Party (United States) Ron Wyden Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to his first full term, defeating Republican nominee John Lim, a state senator in a landslide (Lim only carried Malheur County). As of 2022, this is the last time Grant County and Harney County have supported a Democrat in a U.S. Senate election. Democratic nomination John Sweeney, retired city parks worker Ron Wyden, incumbent U.S. Senator Results thumb|Results by county Wyden #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Oregon Democratic U.S. Senate primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=211568 OR US Senate D Primary Our Campaigns May 3, 2020 Ronald Wyden (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 283,654 91.51% John Sweeney Democratic Party (United States) 25,456 8.21% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 853 0.28% 309,963 100.00% Republican nomination Valentine Christian, from Salem John Lim, State Senator from Gresham and candidate for Governor in 1990 John Michael Fitzpatrick, from Lake Oswego Results thumb|Results by county Lim #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Fitzpatrick #ffb580 40–50% Oregon Republican U.S. Senate primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38963 OR US Senate R Primary Our Campaigns May 3, 2020 John Lim Republican Party (United States) 135,048 62.45% John Michael Fitzpatrick Republican Party (United States) 58,139 26.88% Valentine Christian Republican Party (United States) 20,569 9.51% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 2,509 1.16% 216,265 100.00% General Wyden, a consistent liberal Democrat, was considered to be the favorite throughout the campaign. State Republicans were weakened by division between moderate and conservative wings, with few candidates on the already sparse bench able to reconcile them.Rothenburg Stuart Stuart Rothenberg on the 1998 Senate Races, State-by-State https://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/stake/senate/rothenberg.html CNN 20 March 2024 During his campaign, Wyden emphasized his work with fellow Oregon Senator and Republican Gordon H. Smith. Lim had very little name recognition outside of his Gresham-based State Senate district and focused his campaign on portraying Wyden as a Beltway insider and out-of-touch with the population of Oregon.Cain Brad Wyden, Lim cruise to victories https://books.google.com/books?id=7kxWAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5 20 March 2024 Eugene Register-Guard Google Books The Associated Press 19 May 1998 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error RonaldWyden (D) JohnLim (R) UndecidedDavis & HibbitssCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Oregon 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/OR/polls/OR98S.html CNN 29 June 2025 https://archive.today/20250629055226/https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/OR/polls/OR98S.html 29 June 2025 liveSeptember 30 – October 6, 1998618 (LV)± 4.0%68%16%16% Results Wyden won in a landslide, winning every county in the state with the exception of Malheur County. Wyden's performance, both by his portion of the vote and margin of victory, would only be exceeded by his subsequent 2004 election, being his second-best performance in a Senatorial election. General election resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6920722 Official Results: November 3, 1998 General Election, United States Senator Oregon Secretary of State 2009-08-21 October 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191021203801/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6920722 dead Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Wyden (Incumbent) 682,425 61.05% +13.27% Republican Party (United States) John Lim 377,739 33.79% -12.47% Pacific Green Party Karyn Moskowitz 22,024 1.97% +1.37% Libertarian Party (United States) Jim Brewster 18,221 1.63% +0.32% Natural Law Party (United States) Michael A. Campbell 8,372 0.75% +0.75% Socialist Party USA Dean M. Braa 7,553 0.68% +.02% Write-In Misc. 1,413 0.13% -1.12% 1,117,747 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1998 United States Senate elections Notes References Senate Oregon 1998