United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1998

United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1998

November 3, 1998

Nominee Christopher Dodd Gary A. Franks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 628,306 312,177 Percentage 65.2% 32.4%

County Results

Senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected Senator Chris Dodd Democratic

The 1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on 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 Chris Dodd won re-election for a fourth term against former Republican U.S. Congressman Gary A. Franks.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Chris Dodd, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Gary A. Franks, former U.S. Congressman

Results

Connecticut Senate election 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Dodd	628,306	65.2
	Republican	Gary A. Franks	312,177	32.4
	Concerned Citizens	William Kozak	12,261	1.3
	Independent	Lois A. Grasso	6,517	0.7
	Libertarian	Wildey J. Moore	5,196	0.5