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1998 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

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

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

Arlen Specter won the 1998 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. Arlen Specter received 1,814,180 popular votes (61.34%). The main challenger was Bill Lloyd (34.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Specter and Lloyd

Specter +26.6 pts · won by 785,341 votes
Arlen SpecterRepublicanWINNER61.34%
1,814,180 votes
Bill LloydDemocratic34.79%
1,028,839 votes
Dean SnyderConstitutional2.31%
68,377 votes
Jack IannantuonoLibertarian1.56%
46,103 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.