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1998 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election

Louisiana · 8 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

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

John B. Breaux won the 1998 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election. John B. Breaux received 620,502 popular votes (64.02%). The main challenger was Jim Donelon (31.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Breaux and Donelon

Breaux +32.4 pts · won by 313,886 votes
John B. BreauxDemocraticWINNER64.02%
620,502 votes
Jim DonelonRepublican31.64%
306,616 votes
Raymond BrownOther1.26%
12,203 votes
Sam Houston Melton Jr.Democratic1.02%
9,893 votes
Darryl Paul WardRepublican0.82%
7,964 votes
L. D. Nota Knox Sr.Other0.66%
6,366 votes
Jeffrey H. DiketOther0.33%
3,227 votes
Martin A. RosenthalOther0.25%
2,394 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.