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1998 Massachusetts Elections
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1998 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: * #Statewide elections, statewide elections for Governor of Massachusetts, governor, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, lieutenant governor, Massachusetts Attorney General, attorney general, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts State Treasurer, treasurer, and Massachusetts Auditor, auditor; * #District elections, district elections for U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representatives, Massachusetts House of Representatives, State Representatives, Massachusetts State Senate, State Senators, and Massachusetts Governor's Council, Governor's Councillors; and * #Ballot questions, ballot questions at the state and local levels. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1998. Governor & Lieutenant Governor Republican Party (United States), Republicans Paul Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 United States Elections
The 1998 United States elections were held on November 3, 1998 in the middle of Democratic President Bill Clinton's second term. Though Republicans retained control of both chambers of Congress, the elections were unusual because this is the first midterm since 1934 that the president's party gained seats in the House of Representatives. Several Senate seats changed hands, but neither party made a net gain. In the House of Representatives, Democrats picked up five seats, marking the first time since the 1934 elections in which the incumbent president's party did not suffer losses in either house of congress. This also occurred in 2002. This is the most recent midterm election in which no chamber of Congress changed partisan control. Federal elections Senate elections In the Senate elections, Republicans picked up open seats in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun (Illinois), but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |