The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on November 3, 1998, to elect the state of Idaho's two members to the United States House of Representatives.
Overview 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in IdahoPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 204,568 54.00% 2 Democratic 169,389 44.71% 0 Natural Law 4,854 1.28% 0 — Write-ins 18 0.00% 0 — Totals 378,829 100.00% 2 —
District 1 Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth ran for re-election to a third term. She defeated farmer Jim Pratt in the Republican primary by a wide margin, winning 71 percent of the vote. In the general election, she faced Democratic nominee Dan Williams, in a rematch of their 1996race. While Chenoweth only narrowly defeated Williams in 1996, she won by a wider margin the second time, receiving 55 percent of the vote to Williams's 45 percent.
Republican primary Candidates Helen Chenoweth, incumbent U.S. Representative Jim Pratt, farmer
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Democratic primary Candidates Dan Williams, attorney, 1996 Democratic nominee for Congress Leif Skyving, comedian (write-in)
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General election Candidates Helen Chenoweth (Republican) Dan Williams (Democratic)
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District 2 Republican Congressman Mike Crapo opted to run for the United States Senate rather than seek re-election. Mike Simpson, the Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives, narrowly won the Republican primary to succeed Crapo, winning 40 percent of the vote to State Representative Mark Stubbs's 35 percent. In the general election, he was challenged by former Congressman Richard H. Stallings, the Democratic nominee.
Republican primary Candidates Mike Simpson, Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives Mark Stubbs, State Representative Dane Watkins, former State Senator Ann Rydalch, former State Senator
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Democratic primary Candidates Richard H. Stallings, former U.S. Representative, 1992 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate
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General election Candidates Mike Simpson (Republican) Richard H. Stallings (Democratic) Jonathan B. Ratner (Natural Law)
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References
See also 1998 United States House of Representatives elections