Election Name: | 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Country: | South Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
Image1: | TomDaschle (2).jpg |
Nominee1: | Tom Daschle |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 162,884 |
Percentage1: | 62.14% |
Nominee2: | Ron Schmidt |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 95,431 |
Percentage2: | 36.41% |
Map Size: | 260px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Tom Daschle |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Tom Daschle |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle won re-election to a third term., this was the last time a Democrat won the Class 3 Senate seat from South Dakota.