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1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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The 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1998. Republican incumbent Don Nickles won re-election to a fourth term in office over Don Carroll in a landslide. Carroll only carried Haskell County.

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1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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November 3, 1998
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Nominee Don Nickles Don Carroll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 570,682 268,898
Percentage 66.38% 31.28%
County results
Nickles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Carroll:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Don Nickles
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Don Nickles
Republican

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General election

Candidates

  • Don Carroll, air conditioning repairman[1] (Democratic)
  • Mike Morris (Independent)
  • Don Nickles, incumbent U.S. senator since 1981 (Republican)
  • Argus W. Yandell Jr. (Independent)

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Don
Nickles (R)		 Don
Carroll (D)		 Other / undecided[b]
Tulsa Surveys[2] October 18, 1998 750 (A) — 63% 16% 21%
Tulsa Surveys[3] September 1998 750 (A) ± 3.5% 66% 8% 26%
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
1998 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Nickles (incumbent) 570,682 66.38%
Democratic Don Carroll 268,898 31.28%
Independent Mike Morris 15,516 1.80%
Independent Argus W. Jr. Yandell 4,617 0.54%
Total votes 859,713 100.00%
Republican hold
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. [b]
    Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.

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