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1998 United States Senate election in Maryland

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland

| country = Maryland

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1992 United States Senate election in Maryland

| previous_year = 1992

| next_election = 2004 United States Senate election in Maryland

| next_year = 2004

| election_date = November 3, 1998

| image1 = File:Barbara Mikulski.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Barbara Mikulski

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,062,810

| percentage1 = 70.50%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Ross Pierpont

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 444,637

| percentage2 = 29.50%

| map_image = 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg

| map_size = 295px

| map_caption = County results
Mikulski: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Pierpont: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Barbara Mikulski

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Barbara Mikulski

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsMD}}

The 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

= Candidates =

= Results =

[[File:1998 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Maryland results map by county.svg|thumb|300px|Democratic primary results by county:

{{legend|#584CDE|Mikulski—70–80%}}

{{legend|#3933E5|Mikulski—80–90%}}

{{legend|#0D0596|Mikulski—90–100%}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic Primary results[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/pasen.html Maryland State Board of Elections]. Elections.state.md.us (October 24, 2000). Retrieved on June 17, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=211239 |title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 15 1998 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |language=en |access-date=April 15, 2023}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Barbara A. Mikulski (Incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 349,382

| percentage = 84.36%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ann L. Mallory

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 43,120

| percentage = 10.41%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kauko H. Kokkonen

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 21,658

| percentage = 5.23%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 414,160

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

  • Ross Pierpont, retired surgeon{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/md-home/|title = Md_home| website=CBS News | date=October 7, 1998 }}
  • John Taylor
  • Michael Gloth
  • Kenneth Wayman
  • Bradlyn McClanahan
  • Howard David Greyber
  • John Stafford, Chief Administrative Law Judge for the U.S. Department of the Interior
  • George Liebmann
  • Barry Steve Asbury
  • Scott Thomas

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican Primary results{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=25338 |title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 15 1998 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |language=en |access-date=April 15, 2023}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ross Z. Pierpont

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 32,691

| percentage = 18.40%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Taylor

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 22,855

| percentage = 12.87%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Gloth

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 19,926

| percentage = 11.22%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kenneth Wayman

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 16,505

| percentage = 9.29%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bradlyn McClanahan

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 16,439

| percentage = 9.25%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Howard David Greyber

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 16,177

| percentage = 9.11%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Stafford

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 15,031

| percentage = 8.46%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = George Liebmann

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 14,440

| percentage = 8.13%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Barry Steve Asbury

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,881

| percentage = 6.69%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Thomas Scott

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,707

| percentage = 6.59%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 177,652

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

= Candidates =

  • Barbara Mikulski (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Ross Pierpont (R), perennial candidate

= Results =

{{Election box begin

| title = United States Senate election in Maryland, 1998[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm 1998 Election Statistics – Legislative Activities – Office of the Clerk]. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.[https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gasen.html Maryland State Board of Elections]. Elections.state.md.us (October 24, 2000). Retrieved on April 15, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=141 |title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1998 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |language=en |access-date=April 15, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1998&fips=24&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 |title=1998 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland|date=August 27, 2008 |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=uselectionatlas.org |publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |language=en |access-date=April 15, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Barbara A. Mikulski (Incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,062,810

| percentage = 70.50%

| change = -0.51%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Ross Z. Pierpont

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 444,637

| percentage = 29.50%

| change = +0.51%

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 618,173

| percentage = 41.01%

| change = -1.02%

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 1,507,447

| percentage= 100.00%

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Results by county=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

! rowspan="2" |County

! colspan="2" {{party shading/Democratic}} |Barbara A. Mikulski

Democratic

! colspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} |Ross Pierpont

Republican

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total

Votes

Cast

{{party shading/Democratic}} |#

!{{party shading/Democratic}} |%

!{{party shading/Republican}} |#

!{{party shading/Republican}} |%

!#

!%

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Allegany

| 13077

| 67.33%

| 6344

| 32.67%

| 6733

| 34.67%

| 19421

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Anne Arundel

| 97955

| 64.11%

| 54834

| 35.89%

| 43121

| 28.22%

| 152789

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Baltimore (City)

| 135726

| 89.73%

| 15539

| 10.27%

| 120187

| 79.45%

| 151265

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Baltimore (County)

| 162324

| 67.81%

| 77048

| 32.19%

| 85276

| 35.62%

| 239372

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Calvert

| 14057

| 63.64%

| 8031

| 36.36%

| 6026

| 27.28%

| 22088

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Caroline

| 4089

| 60.11%

| 2714

| 39.89%

| 1375

| 20.21%

| 6803

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Carroll

| 24200

| 51.47%

| 22815

| 48.53%

| 1385

| 2.95%

| 47015

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Cecil

| 12593

| 61.91%

| 7749

| 38.09%

| 4844

| 23.81%

| 20342

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Charles

| 20175

| 63.98%

| 11356

| 36.02%

| 8819

| 27.97%

| 31531

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Dorchester

| 6007

| 69.55%

| 2630

| 30.45%

| 3377

| 39.10%

| 8637

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Frederick

| 30235

| 56.98%

| 22829

| 43.02%

| 7406

| 13.96%

| 53064

{{party shading/Republican}} | Garrett

| 3708

| 46.25%

| 4309

| 53.75%

| -601

| -7.50%

| 8017

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Harford

| 43938

| 60.69%

| 28462

| 39.31%

| 15476

| 21.38%

| 72400

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Howard

| 55493

| 67.19%

| 27099

| 32.81%

| 28394

| 34.38%

| 82592

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Kent

| 4689

| 69.82%

| 2027

| 30.18%

| 2662

| 39.64%

| 6716

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Montgomery

| 199461

| 73.06%

| 73543

| 26.94%

| 125918

| 46.12%

| 273004

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Prince George's

| 158184

| 83.72%

| 30753

| 16.28%

| 127431

| 67.45%

| 188937

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Queen Anne's

| 8103

| 61.82%

| 5004

| 38.18%

| 3099

| 23.64%

| 13107

{{party shading/Democratic}} | St. Mary's

| 14440

| 67.14%

| 7067

| 32.86%

| 7373

| 34.28%

| 21507

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Somerset

| 4037

| 66.18%

| 2063

| 33.82%

| 1974

| 32.36%

| 6100

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Talbot

| 6938

| 59.85%

| 4655

| 40.15%

| 2283

| 19.69%

| 11593

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Washington

| 19228

| 56.51%

| 14798

| 43.49%

| 4430

| 13.02%

| 34026

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Wicomico

| 13679

| 63.49%

| 7867

| 36.51%

| 5812

| 26.97%

| 21546

{{party shading/Democratic}} | Worcester

| 10471

| 67.24%

| 5101

| 32.76%

| 5370

| 34.48%

| 15572

Total

| 1062807

| 70.50%

| 444637

| 29.50%

| 618170

| 41.01%

| 1507444

See also

References

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{{1998 United States elections}}

{{United States Senate elections}}

{{Maryland elections}}

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