1998Final results
1998 election for U.S. Senate in Utah
U.S. Senate · Utah
Robert Bennett (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Scott Leckman (D) by 31.0 points.
Robert BennettRepublican · winner
64.0%316,652
Scott LeckmanDemocrat
33.0%163,172
Gary R. Van HornIndependent
3.0%15,073
494,909 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.
Scott LeckmanRobert Bennett
$274.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$265.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$8.6K
Cash on hand
$63K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998