Louisiana — 1998 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Louisiana in 1998, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 of 8 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Breaux | Democrat | 620,502 | 64.0% |
| ‘‘Jim’’ Donelon | Republican | 306,616 | 31.6% |
| Raymond Brown | Other Party | 12,203 | 1.3% |
| Sam Houston Melton, Jr. | Democrat | 9,893 | 1.0% |
| Darryl Paul Ward | Republican | 7,964 | 0.8% |
| L. D. ‘‘Nota’’ Knox, Sr. | Other Party | 6,366 | 0.7% |
| Jeffrey H. Diket | Other Party | 3,227 | 0.3% |
| Martin A. Rosenthal | Other Party | 2,394 | 0.2% |
| Total | 969,165 |
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Livingston | Republican | Unopposed |
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Jefferson | Democrat | 102,247 | 86.0% |
| David Reed | Democrat | 10,803 | 9.1% |
| Don-Terry Veal | Democrat | 5,899 | 5.0% |
| Total | 118,949 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. J. (Billy) Tauzin | Republican | Unopposed |
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
District 4
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCrery | Republican | Unopposed |
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
District 5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cooksey | Republican | Unopposed |
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
District 6
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard H. Baker | Republican | 97,044 | 50.7% |
| Marjorie McKeithen | Democrat | 94,201 | 49.3% |
| Total | 191,245 |
District 7
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher John | Democrat | Unopposed |
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1998 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.