| Election Name: | 1998 Danish general election |
| Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
| Majority Seats: | 90 |
| Election Date: | 11 March 1998 |
| Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election1: | 62 |
| Seats1: | 63 |
| Percentage1: | 35.93 |
| Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
| Last Election2: | 42 |
| Seats2: | 42 |
| Percentage2: | 24.01 |
| Party3: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election3: | 27 |
| Seats3: | 16 |
| Percentage3: | 8.92 |
| Party4: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election4: | 13 |
| Seats4: | 13 |
| Percentage4: | 7.56 |
| Party5: | Danish People's Party |
| Last Election5: | new |
| Seats5: | 13 |
| Percentage5: | 7.41 |
| Party6: | Centre Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election6: | 5 |
| Seats6: | 8 |
| Percentage6: | 4.31 |
| Party7: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Last Election7: | 8 |
| Seats7: | 7 |
| Percentage7: | 3.85 |
| Leader8: | Collective leadership |
| Party8: | Red–Green Alliance (Denmark) |
| Last Election8: | 6 |
| Seats8: | 5 |
| Percentage8: | 2.70 |
| Last Election9: | 0 |
| Seats9: | 4 |
| Percentage9: | 2.51 |
| Party10: | Progress Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election10: | 11 |
| Seats10: | 4 |
| Percentage10: | 2.42 |
| Heading11: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
| Party11: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election11: | 1 |
| Seats11: | 1 |
| Percentage11: | 26.91 |
| Party12: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election12: | 0 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Percentage12: | 22.66 |
| Heading13: | Elected in Greenland |
| Party13: | Siumut |
| Last Election13: | new |
| Seats13: | 1 |
| Percentage13: | 36.34 |
| Party14: | Atassut |
| Last Election14: | 1 |
| Seats14: | 1 |
| Percentage14: | 36.01 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | PM-elect |
| Before Election: | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Before Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| After Election: | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| After Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| Turnout: | 85.95% |
General elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998.[1] Although the centre-right parties led by Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts.
Venstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned as party leader a few days after the election. The new Danish People's Party made a successful electoral debut. Voter turnout was 85.9% in Denmark proper, 66.1% in the Faroe Islands and 63.2% in Greenland.[2]