1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for U.S. Senate in Oregon
U.S. Senate · Oregon
Ron Wyden (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating John Lim (R) by 27.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ron WydenDemocrat · winner
61.1%682,425
John LimRepublican
33.8%377,739
Karyn MoskowitzOther party
2.0%22,024
Jim BrewsterLibertarian
1.6%18,221
Michael A. CampbellNatural Law
0.7%8,372
Dean M. BraaSocialist
0.7%7,553
1,117,747 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.
Ron WydenJohn Lim
$3.3M
Raised by the campaign
$413.4K
$2.9M
Spent by the campaign
$413.2K
$445.2K
Cash on hand
$4.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998
The candidates
Ron Wyden (D)John Lim (R)
Also on the ballot: Karyn Moskowitz (Other party), 2.0%; Jim Brewster (Libertarian), 1.6%; Michael A. Campbell (Natural Law), 0.7%; Dean M. Braa (Socialist), 0.7%