The 1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Senator Judd Gregg ran for re-election. He won the Republican primary in a landslide over challenger Phil Weber, a State Representative, and faced the Democratic nominee, Belmont Selectman George Condodemetraky, in the general election. Gregg ultimately defeated Condodemetraky by a wide margin, winning his second term with 68% of the vote and winning every county, despite incumbent Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen concurrently winning re-election with more than 66% of the vote and every county as well.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Condodemetraky 22,988 98.18%
Democratic Write-ins 426 1.82%
Total votes 23,414 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Judd Gregg, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Phil Weber, State Representative[3]

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judd Gregg (inc.) 63,729 85.48%
Republican Phil Weber 10,784 38.21%
Republican Write-ins 42 0.06%
Total votes 74,555 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Judd
Gregg (R)		 George
Condodemetraky (D)		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon[4] September 28–29, 1998 627 (LV) ± 4.0% 63% 23% 14%
American Research Group[4] September 9–10, 1998 634 (LV) ± 4.0% 61% 24% 15%
RKM Research & Communications[4][A] September 9–10, 1998 494 (RV) ± 4.4% 63% 18% 19%
RKM Research & Communications[4][A] June 26–28, 1998 489 (RV) ± 4.4% 67% 13% 20%

Results

1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Judd Gregg (inc.) 213,477 67.84% +19.67%
Democratic George Condodemetraky 88,883 28.24% −17.10%
Libertarian Brian Christeson 7,603 2.42% −1.10%
Constitution Roy Kendel 4,733 1.50% —
Majority 124,594 39.59% +36.77%
Total votes 314,696 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 Poll sponsored by WMUR-TV

References

  1. ↑ Elder, Shirley (March 15, 1998). "Democrats face an uphill fight to follow Shaheen success at polls". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. NH 1. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Gardner, William M.; Ambrose, Robert P.; New Hampshire Secretary of State (1999). State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1999. Concord, New Hampshire. Retrieved June 16, 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Elder, Shirley (July 5, 1998). "Odds don't deter Senate challenger". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. NH 1. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - New Hampshire 1998 Polls". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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