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1998 Arizona U.S. Senate Election

Arizona · 4 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 Arizona U.S. Senate Election?

John McCain won the 1998 Arizona U.S. Senate Election. John McCain received 696,577 popular votes (68.74%). The main challenger was Ed Ranger (27.16%).

See the full head-to-head between McCain and Ranger

McCain +41.6 pts · won by 421,353 votes
John McCainRepublicanWINNER68.74%
696,577 votes
Ed RangerDemocratic27.16%
275,224 votes
John C. ZajacLibertarian2.27%
23,004 votes
Bob ParkReform1.8%
18,288 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.