DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 1998 general
Scotty Baesler
Ran in 1 election in 1998.
- Last margin
- −0.6
- Lost 1998
- Elections
- 1
- 1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Baesler has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Baesler won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | U.S. Senate, Kentucky | General | Lost | Jim Bunning (R), Charles R. Arbegust (REF) | 49.2% | R+0.6 | $3.9M | D+1.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Money
Baesler’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 1997–98
- $3.9M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1998Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
In the polls
Included in 7 polls; Baesler’s best result was 46% (U.S. Senate in Kentucky, 1998).
Baesler’s polls in the database →Who Baesler has run against
- Jim Bunning (R) · 1998 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Baesler
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S8KY00142
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC