1998 United States Senate election in Arizona

1998 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results ; McCain: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; John McCain; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; John McCain; Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 3. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain won re-election to a third term.

General election

Candidates

John McCain, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Bob Park (Reform)
Ed Ranger, attorney^[1] (Democratic)
John C. Zajac (Libertarian)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	John McCain (R)	Ed Ranger (D)	John Zajac (L)	Undecided
Rocky Mountain Behavior Research Center^[2]	October 12–15, 1998	519 (RV)	± 4.3%	60%	18%	–	22%
Rocky Mountain Behavior Research Center^[2]	July 11–15, 1998	532 (RV)	± 4.3%	58%	16%	3%	23%

Results

General election result^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain (incumbent)	696,577	68.74%	+12.92%
	Democratic	Ed Ranger	275,224	27.16%	−4.41%
	Libertarian	John C. Zajac	23,004	2.27%	+0.63%
	Reform	Bob Park	18,288	1.80%
	Write-ins		187	0.02%
Majority			421,353	41.58%	+17.34%
Turnout			1,013,280
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References

^ Lewin, Tamar (November 4, 1998). "The 1998 Elections: State by State -- West; Arizona". The New York Times.
^ ^a ^b "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Arizona 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[2] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] Lewin, Tamar (November 4, 1998). "The 1998 Elections: State by State -- West; Arizona". The New York Times.

[polls-3] "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Arizona 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[4] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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Notes

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