1998 United States Senate election in Missouri
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November 3, 1998
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 County results Bond: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Nixon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 3, 1998. Republican incumbent Kit Bond was re-elected to a third term over Democratic attorney general Jay Nixon.[1]
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kit Bond, incumbent U.S. senator since 1987 (Republican)
- Curtis Frazier (Constitution)
- Tamara Millay (Libertarian)
- James Newport (Reform)
- Jay Nixon, Missouri attorney general and 1988 Senate nominee (Democratic)
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kit Bond (R) |
Jay Nixon (D) |
Other / undecided[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbor[2] | October 30, 1998 | 330 | — | 54% | 28% | 18% |
| Zogby International/JZ Analytics[2][3] | October 29–30, 1998 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 47% | 36% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA[2] | October 26, 1998 | 500 | — | 54% | 41% | 5% |
| Zogby International/JZ Analytics[3] | August 31 – September 1, 1998 | 616 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 53% | 30% | 17% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kit Bond (incumbent) | 830,625 | 52.68% | |
| Democratic | Jay Nixon | 690,208 | 43.77% | |
| Libertarian | Tamara Millay | 31,876 | 2.02% | |
| Constitution | Curtis Frazier | 15,368 | 0.98% | |
| Reform | James Newport | 8,780 | 0.56% | |
| Majority | 140,417 | 8.90% | ||
| Turnout | 1,576,857 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 23.
- 1 2 3 "FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File". GitHub. FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
- 1 2 "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Missouri 1998 Polls". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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