1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky explained

Election Name:1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Country:Kentucky
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Next Year:2004
Election Date:November 3, 1998
Image1:Jim-Bunning-108th.jpg
Nominee1:Jim Bunning
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:569,817
Percentage1:
Nominee2:Scotty Baesler
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:563,051
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Wendell Ford
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jim Bunning
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held November 3, 1998. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wendell Ford decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican U.S. Representative Jim Bunning narrowly won the open seat, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Scotty Baesler. By a margin of 0.59%, this election was the second-closest race of the 1998 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in Nevada. Bunning's swearing-in marked the first time since 1973 that Republicans held both United States Senate seats from Kentucky. This was the first open-seat United States Senate election in Kentucky since 1972 and the first open-seat election for this seat since 1968.

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