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1998 United States Senate election in Colorado

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FieldValue
election_name1998 United States Senate election in Colorado
countryColorado
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1992 United States Senate election in Colorado
previous_year1992
next_election2004 United States Senate election in Colorado
next_year2004
election_dateNovember 3, 1998
image1File:BenNCampbell.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Ben Nighthorse Campbell**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**829,370**
percentage1**62.49%**
image2File:Dottie Lamm (16905157897) (cropped).jpg
nominee2Dottie Lamm
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2464,754
percentage235.02%
map_image1998 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg
map_size250px
map_captionCounty results
**Nighthorse Campbell:**
**Lamm:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionBen Nighthorse Campbell
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBen Nighthorse Campbell
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Nighthorse Campbell:

Lamm: The 1998 United States Senate election in Colorado was held November 3, 1998, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election to a second term by a landslide. This was Campbell's first election as a Republican as he left the Democratic Party in 1995.

As of , this is the only time since 1968 that a Republican won the Class 3 Senate seat in Colorado, and the last time that a Native American was elected to the United States Senate until 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Dottie Lamm, former First Lady of Colorado
  • Gil Romero, former state legislator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Bill Eggert, 1994 Republican congressional candidate

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Dottie Lamm, former First Lady of Colorado

Campaign

Campbell, who was elected in 1992 as a Democrat, switched parties after the 1994 Republican Revolution. He faced a primary challenger, but won with over 70% of the vote. In the general election, Democratic nominee Dottie Lamm criticized Campbell for flip flopping from being a moderate liberal to moderate conservative. In fact, throughout the entire campaign, Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell.

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorBen
Nighthorse Campbell (R)Dottie
Lamm (D)Undecided
Mason DixonOctober 26–28, 1998831 (LV)± 3.5%**58%**32%10%
Mason DixonOctober 9–12, 1998804 (LV)± 3.5%**50%**37%13%
Ciruli AssociatesOctober 1–10, 1998407 (LV)± 5.0%**54%**33%13%
Mason DixonJuly 27–29, 1998849 (LV)± 3.5%**46%**34%20%

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

References

  1. McAvoy, Tom. (1998-11-18). "Romero starts new career as lobbyist".
  2. http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionArchives/1998/Primary/1998UnitedStatesSenateResults.pdf{{Dead link. (February 2019)
  3. By Blake, Peter; 700+ words. "Data".
  4. "Archives : The Rocky Mountain News".
  5. "Denver Post: Archive Results".
  6. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Colorado 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
  7. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov.
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