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1998 United States Senate election in Florida

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FieldValue
election_name1998 United States Senate election in Florida
countryFlorida
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1992 United States Senate election in Florida
previous_year1992
next_election2004 United States Senate election in Florida
next_year2004
election_dateNovember 3, 1998
image_size150x150px
image1BobGrahamCropped.jpg
nominee1**Bob Graham**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**2,436,407**
percentage1**62.47%**
image2Edu Commissioner Crist crop.jpg
nominee2Charlie Crist
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote21,463,755
percentage237.53%
map_image
map_size300px
map_caption**Graham:**
**Crist:**
**Tie:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionBob Graham
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionBob Graham
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Crist:
Tie:
The 1998 United States Senate election in Florida 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 Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Graham won re-election to a third term, defeating future Attorney General and Governor of Florida Charlie Crist. , this was the last time a Democrat or non-Hispanic has won the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Bob Graham, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Charlie Crist, State Senator from St. Petersburg
  • Andy Martin, perennial candidate

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Bob Graham (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Charlie Crist (R), State Senator

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorBob
Graham (D)Charlie
Crist (R)Undecided
Mason-DixonOctober 26–28, 1998822 (LV)± 3.5%**59%**31%10%
Independent Market Research of TampaOctober 21–13, 1998670 (LV)± 3.8%**61%**25%14%
Mason-DixonOctober 15–18, 1998836 (LV)± 3.5%**58%**32%10%
Mason-DixonSeptember 22–24, 1998815 (LV)± 3.5%**59%**30%11%
Forman Center for Political StudiesSeptember 9–23, 1998403 (LV)± 5.0%**62%**26%12%
Mason-DixonAugust 24–25, 1998804 (LV)± 3.5%**59%**28%13%
Mason-DixonJuly 17–20, 1998802 (LV)± 3.5%**61%**28%11%
Mason-DixonApril 16–18, 1998813 (LV)± 3.5%**59%**27%14%

Results

Graham defeated Crist in a landslide, with Crist winning just four of the state's sixty-seven counties: Clay, Collier, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa. There were no third party or independent candidates.

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

References

  1. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  2. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Florida 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
  3. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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