1998Final results
1998 election for Idaho's 1st District
U.S. House · Idaho
Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Dan Williams (D) by 10.5 points.
Helen Chenoweth-HageRepublican · winner
55.3%113,231
Dan WilliamsDemocrat
44.7%91,653
204,884 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dan WilliamsHelen Chenoweth-Hage
$880.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$876.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$10.2K
Cash on hand
$31.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998