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1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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Field	Value
election_name	1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas
country	Arkansas
flag_year	1924
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas
previous_year	1992
next_election	2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas
next_year	2004
election_date	November 3, 1998
image_size	x150px
image1	Blanche Lincoln portrait crop.jpg
nominee1	Blanche Lincoln
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	385,878
percentage1	55.07%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Fay Boozman
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	295,870
percentage2	42.23%
map_image	1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg
map_size	210px
map_caption	County results
Lincoln:
Boozman:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Dale Bumpers
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Blanche Lincoln
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Lincoln:
Boozman:
The 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic senator Dale Bumpers chose to retire instead of running for 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. In 2010, Lincoln would lose re-election to a third term by Fay Boozman's brother, John Boozman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Winston Bryant, attorney general of Arkansas, former lieutenant governor and secretary of state
Nate Coulter, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1993
Blanche Lincoln, former U.S. representative
Scott Ferguson, state representative

Withdrew

Pat Hays, mayor of North Little Rock

Results

Primary results by county:

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Republican primary

Candidates

Fay Boozman, state senator
Tom Prince, mayor of Little Rock

Results

General election

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".

Candidates

Blanche Lincoln (D), former U.S. Representative
Fay Boozman (R), State Senator
Charley Heffley (Reform)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin
of error	Blanche
Lincoln (D)	Fay
Boozman (R)	Charley
Heffley (Rf)	Undecided
Mason Dixon	October 23–25, 1998	810 (LV)	± 3.5%	56%	36%	–	8%
Mason Dixon	October 5–7, 1998	838 (LV)	± 3.5%	52%	39%	–	9%
Mason Dixon	September 8–9, 1998	811 (LV)	± 3.5%	52%	36%	1%	11%
Mason Dixon	June 1–3, 1998	805 (LV)	± 3.5%	51%	33%	1%	15%

Results

Notes

References

(1998-09-16). "Politics - Arkansas Senate, Candidates". Washingtonpost.com.
(August 23, 2011). "Pat Hays political future a source of speculation". Talk Business & Politics.
(2007-02-15). "Arkansas".
(1998-05-20). "G.O.P. Incumbents Hold Off Challengers in Pennsylvania - The New York Times". [[The New York Times]].
Pruden, William. (Feb 25, 2021). "Fay Boozman (1946–2005)".
"CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Arkansas 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].

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