1998 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election

Kentucky · 3 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

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

Jim Bunning won the 1998 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election. Jim Bunning received 569,817 popular votes (49.75%). The main challenger was Scotty Baesler (49.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Bunning and Baesler

Bunning +0.6 pts · won by 6,766 votes

Jim Bunning RepublicanWINNER49.75%

569,817 votes

Scotty Baesler Democratic49.16%

563,051 votes

Charles R. ArbegustReform1.1%

12,546 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.