1998 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 6 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Charles E. Schumer won the 1998 New York U.S. Senate Election. Charles E. Schumer received 2,551,065 popular votes (51.12%). The main challenger was Alfonse M. D'Amato (41.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Schumer and D'Amato

Schumer +9.8 pts · won by 492,077 votes

Charles E. SchumerIndependenceWINNER51.12%

2,551,065 votes

Alfonse M. D'AmatoRight To Life41.27%

2,058,988 votes

Corinne E. KurtzMarijuana Reform0.69%

34,281 votes

Joel KovelGreen0.3%

14,735 votes

William P. McMillenLibertarian0.16%

8,223 votes

Rose Ana BerbeoSocialist Workers0.07%

3,513 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 6.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.