1998-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Louisiana (Class 3)

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Parish	Turnout	John Breaux* (D)		Jim Donelon (R)		Raymond Brown (I)		Sam Melton (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Acadia	38%	11,078	71.0%	4,038	25.9%	242	1.6%	94	0.6%	141	0.9%	7,040	15,593
Allen	24%	3,077	70.8%	1,037	23.9%	62	1.4%	44	1.0%	124	2.9%	2,040	4,344
Ascension	34%	11,909	68.1%	4,830	27.6%	291	1.7%	198	1.1%	265	1.5%	7,079	17,493
Assumption	29%	3,584	75.5%	809	17.0%	85	1.8%	77	1.6%	194	4.1%	2,775	4,749
Avoyelles	21%	4,162	67.9%	1,491	24.3%	107	1.7%	76	1.2%	290	4.7%	2,671	6,126
Beauregard	24%	3,061	55.2%	2,249	40.6%	66	1.2%	48	0.9%	121	2.2%	812	5,545
Bienville	32%	2,565	70.2%	725	19.8%	119	3.3%	60	1.6%	186	5.1%	1,840	3,655
Bossier	22%	9,112	59.6%	5,134	33.6%	279	1.8%	173	1.1%	600	3.9%	3,978	15,298
Caddo	23%	29,537	70.7%	10,576	25.3%	504	1.2%	465	1.1%	690	1.7%	18,961	41,772
Calcasieu	27%	23,091	65.9%	11,130	31.8%	321	0.9%	259	0.7%	254	0.7%	11,961	35,055
Caldwell	28%	1,206	56.4%	778	36.4%	34	1.6%	24	1.1%	95	4.4%	428	2,137
Cameron	29%	1,477	71.5%	513	24.8%	26	1.3%	12	0.6%	38	1.8%	964	2,066
Catahoula	38%	1,985	65.8%	692	22.9%	116	3.8%	55	1.8%	168	5.6%	1,293	3,016
Claiborne	22%	1,905	67.5%	690	24.5%	72	2.6%	49	1.7%	106	3.8%	1,215	2,822
Concordia	36%	3,301	62.0%	1,566	29.4%	147	2.8%	96	1.8%	213	4.0%	1,735	5,323
De Soto	28%	3,700	71.5%	1,015	19.6%	141	2.7%	91	1.8%	227	4.4%	2,685	5,174
East Baton Rouge	40%	75,419	63.4%	40,216	33.8%	906	0.8%	1,028	0.9%	1,473	1.2%	35,203	119,042
East Carroll	44%	2,011	70.7%	478	16.8%	122	4.3%	79	2.8%	155	5.4%	1,533	2,845
East Feliciana	36%	3,740	68.2%	1,464	26.7%	130	2.4%	63	1.1%	83	1.5%	2,276	5,480
Evangeline	42%	7,482	71.8%	2,215	21.3%	244	2.3%	123	1.2%	355	3.4%	5,267	10,419
Franklin	32%	2,568	51.5%	1,959	39.3%	117	2.3%	62	1.2%	281	5.6%	609	4,987
Grant	25%	1,778	53.1%	1,330	39.7%	89	2.7%	66	2.0%	83	2.5%	448	3,346
Iberia	25%	7,559	59.7%	4,483	35.4%	177	1.4%	95	0.8%	349	2.8%	3,076	12,663
Iberville	42%	7,428	73.9%	1,645	16.4%	172	1.7%	286	2.8%	524	5.2%	5,783	10,055
Jackson	39%	2,814	63.0%	1,291	28.9%	130	2.9%	67	1.5%	165	3.7%	1,523	4,467
Jefferson	27%	48,379	53.1%	40,830	44.8%	495	0.5%	471	0.5%	897	1.0%	7,549	91,072
Jefferson Davis	32%	4,941	69.8%	1,865	26.3%	84	1.2%	48	0.7%	142	2.0%	3,076	7,080
La Salle	31%	1,801	55.0%	1,195	36.5%	78	2.4%	63	1.9%	140	4.3%	606	3,277
Lafayette	35%	26,622	57.2%	18,238	39.2%	427	0.9%	272	0.6%	991	2.1%	8,384	46,550
Lafourche	31%	13,471	67.8%	5,420	27.3%	247	1.2%	223	1.1%	516	2.6%	8,051	19,877
Lincoln	21%	3,915	56.5%	2,667	38.5%	92	1.3%	80	1.2%	172	2.5%	1,248	6,926
Livingston	37%	13,234	58.4%	8,255	36.4%	278	1.2%	290	1.3%	592	2.6%	4,979	22,649
Madison	30%	1,679	62.0%	615	22.7%	109	4.0%	114	4.2%	192	7.1%	1,064	2,709
Morehouse	28%	3,770	59.3%	2,207	34.7%	97	1.5%	63	1.0%	216	3.4%	1,563	6,353
Natchitoches	26%	4,918	66.9%	1,937	26.3%	138	1.9%	92	1.3%	267	3.6%	2,981	7,352
Orleans	31%	90,051	81.0%	17,864	16.1%	986	0.9%	1,096	1.0%	1,146	1.0%	72,187	111,143
Ouachita	30%	15,949	49.9%	14,955	46.8%	259	0.8%	205	0.6%	614	1.9%	994	31,982
Plaquemines	32%	3,981	66.0%	1,653	27.4%	125	2.1%	70	1.2%	202	3.3%	2,328	6,031
Pointe Coupee	45%	5,171	70.4%	1,380	18.8%	104	1.4%	241	3.3%	444	6.0%	3,791	7,340
Rapides	27%	14,195	56.7%	9,526	38.0%	368	1.5%	225	0.9%	738	2.9%	4,669	25,052
Red River	29%	1,384	71.8%	340	17.6%	70	3.6%	41	2.1%	92	4.8%	1,044	1,927
Richland	35%	2,851	54.9%	2,009	38.7%	96	1.8%	66	1.3%	174	3.3%	842	5,196
Sabine	26%	2,544	57.6%	1,381	31.3%	195	4.4%	100	2.3%	197	4.5%	1,163	4,417
St. Bernard	27%	7,764	57.6%	5,393	40.0%	100	0.7%	98	0.7%	134	1.0%	2,371	13,489
St. Charles	30%	5,721	59.3%	3,532	36.6%	137	1.4%	84	0.9%	173	1.8%	2,189	9,647
St. Helena	52%	2,697	70.0%	665	17.3%	118	3.1%	135	3.5%	238	6.2%	2,032	3,853
St. James	49%	5,726	78.1%	1,061	14.5%	189	2.6%	116	1.6%	236	3.2%	4,665	7,328
St. John the Baptist	26%	5,133	67.2%	1,960	25.7%	180	2.4%	151	2.0%	217	2.8%	3,173	7,641
St. Landry	37%	16,045	71.8%	5,453	24.4%	394	1.8%	186	0.8%	272	1.2%	10,592	22,350
St. Martin	42%	10,354	73.7%	2,884	20.5%	216	1.5%	139	1.0%	459	3.3%	7,470	14,052
St. Mary	26%	6,723	67.1%	2,861	28.5%	131	1.3%	81	0.8%	229	2.3%	3,862	10,025
St. Tammany	27%	13,953	39.8%	20,400	58.2%	185	0.5%	160	0.5%	329	0.9%	-6,447	35,027
Tangipahoa	28%	12,636	63.6%	6,214	31.3%	359	1.8%	213	1.1%	460	2.3%	6,422	19,882
Tensas	34%	1,069	64.9%	444	27.0%	41	2.5%	19	1.2%	73	4.4%	625	1,646
Terrebonne	23%	10,607	63.7%	5,380	32.3%	161	1.0%	147	0.9%	357	2.1%	5,227	16,652
Union	31%	2,819	55.9%	1,870	37.1%	128	2.5%	63	1.2%	164	3.3%	949	5,044
Vermilion	29%	7,505	68.2%	3,045	27.7%	102	0.9%	70	0.6%	277	2.5%	4,460	10,999
Vernon	17%	4,260	65.3%	1,876	28.8%	129	2.0%	87	1.3%	171	2.6%	2,384	6,523
Washington	38%	7,951	65.3%	3,203	26.3%	318	2.6%	224	1.8%	477	3.9%	4,748	12,173
Webster	25%	5,403	68.8%	1,785	22.7%	170	2.2%	146	1.9%	354	4.5%	3,618	7,858
West Baton Rouge	43%	4,889	75.3%	1,382	21.3%	53	0.8%	70	1.1%	95	1.5%	3,507	6,489
West Carroll	23%	1,050	50.8%	870	42.1%	42	2.0%	23	1.1%	82	4.0%	180	2,067
West Feliciana	26%	1,993	64.7%	760	24.7%	49	1.6%	108	3.5%	170	5.5%	1,233	3,080
Winn	23%	1,799	61.3%	887	30.2%	54	1.8%	123	4.2%	72	2.5%	912	2,935
TOTAL	31%	620,502	64.0%	306,616	31.6%	12,203	1.3%	9,893	1.0%	19,951	2.1%	313,886	969,165
Total R vote: 314,580 (32.5%)      Total D vote: 630,395 (65.0%)      Total Other vote: 24,190 (2.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$4,575,886		$364,073		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$4,597,804		$364,056		$0		$0
Cash on Hand:		$1,544,260		$42		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$2,350,330		$336,203		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$5,000		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,606,290		$19,845		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$68,090		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$4,575,886		$364,073		$0		$0

1998 Senate class 3, Acadia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	11,078	71.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	4,038	25.9%
Raymond Brown (I)	242	1.6%
Sam Melton (D)	94	0.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	59	0.4%
Nota Knox (I)	17	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	65	0.4%
TOTAL	15,593
Turnout: 38%

1998 Senate class 3, Allen Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,077	70.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,037	23.9%
Raymond Brown (I)	62	1.4%
Sam Melton (D)	44	1.0%
Darryl Ward (R)	30	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	67	1.5%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	27	0.6%
TOTAL	4,344
Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Ascension Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	11,909	68.1%
Jim Donelon (R)	4,830	27.6%
Raymond Brown (I)	291	1.7%
Sam Melton (D)	198	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	146	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	22	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	97	0.6%
TOTAL	17,493
Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Assumption Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,584	75.5%
Jim Donelon (R)	809	17.0%
Raymond Brown (I)	85	1.8%
Sam Melton (D)	77	1.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	47	1.0%
Nota Knox (I)	106	2.2%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	41	0.9%
TOTAL	4,749
Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Avoyelles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	4,162	67.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,491	24.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	107	1.7%
Sam Melton (D)	76	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	55	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	179	2.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	56	0.9%
TOTAL	6,126
Turnout: 21%

1998 Senate class 3, Beauregard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,061	55.2%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,249	40.6%
Raymond Brown (I)	66	1.2%
Sam Melton (D)	48	0.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	42	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	44	0.8%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	35	0.6%
TOTAL	5,545
Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Bienville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,565	70.2%
Jim Donelon (R)	725	19.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	119	3.3%
Sam Melton (D)	60	1.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	45	1.2%
Nota Knox (I)	95	2.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	46	1.3%
TOTAL	3,655
Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Bossier Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	9,112	59.6%
Jim Donelon (R)	5,134	33.6%
Raymond Brown (I)	279	1.8%
Sam Melton (D)	173	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	318	2.1%
Nota Knox (I)	177	1.2%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	105	0.7%
TOTAL	15,298
Turnout: 22%

1998 Senate class 3, Caddo Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	29,537	70.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	10,576	25.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	504	1.2%
Sam Melton (D)	465	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	461	1.1%
Nota Knox (I)	51	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	178	0.4%
TOTAL	41,772
Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Calcasieu Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	23,091	65.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	11,130	31.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	321	0.9%
Sam Melton (D)	259	0.7%
Darryl Ward (R)	145	0.4%
Nota Knox (I)	21	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	88	0.3%
TOTAL	35,055
Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Caldwell Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,206	56.4%
Jim Donelon (R)	778	36.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	34	1.6%
Sam Melton (D)	24	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	28	1.3%
Nota Knox (I)	49	2.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	18	0.8%
TOTAL	2,137
Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Cameron Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,477	71.5%
Jim Donelon (R)	513	24.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	26	1.3%
Sam Melton (D)	12	0.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	13	0.6%
Nota Knox (I)	16	0.8%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,066
Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Catahoula Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,985	65.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	692	22.9%
Raymond Brown (I)	116	3.8%
Sam Melton (D)	55	1.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	43	1.4%
Nota Knox (I)	78	2.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	47	1.6%
TOTAL	3,016
Turnout: 38%

1998 Senate class 3, Claiborne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,905	67.5%
Jim Donelon (R)	690	24.5%
Raymond Brown (I)	72	2.6%
Sam Melton (D)	49	1.7%
Darryl Ward (R)	35	1.2%
Nota Knox (I)	42	1.5%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	29	1.0%
TOTAL	2,822
Turnout: 22%

1998 Senate class 3, Concordia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,301	62.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,566	29.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	147	2.8%
Sam Melton (D)	96	1.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	65	1.2%
Nota Knox (I)	78	1.5%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	70	1.3%
TOTAL	5,323
Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, De Soto Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,700	71.5%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,015	19.6%
Raymond Brown (I)	141	2.7%
Sam Melton (D)	91	1.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	79	1.5%
Nota Knox (I)	84	1.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	64	1.2%
TOTAL	5,174
Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, East Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	75,419	63.4%
Jim Donelon (R)	40,216	33.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	906	0.8%
Sam Melton (D)	1,028	0.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	941	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	126	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	406	0.3%
TOTAL	119,042
Turnout: 40%

1998 Senate class 3, East Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,011	70.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	478	16.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	122	4.3%
Sam Melton (D)	79	2.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	40	1.4%
Nota Knox (I)	61	2.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	54	1.9%
TOTAL	2,845
Turnout: 44%

1998 Senate class 3, East Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,740	68.2%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,464	26.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	130	2.4%
Sam Melton (D)	63	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	36	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	17	0.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	30	0.5%
TOTAL	5,480
Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Evangeline Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	7,482	71.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,215	21.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	244	2.3%
Sam Melton (D)	123	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	89	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	138	1.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	128	1.2%
TOTAL	10,419
Turnout: 42%

1998 Senate class 3, Franklin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,568	51.5%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,959	39.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	117	2.3%
Sam Melton (D)	62	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	58	1.2%
Nota Knox (I)	177	3.5%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	46	0.9%
TOTAL	4,987
Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Grant Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,778	53.1%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,330	39.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	89	2.7%
Sam Melton (D)	66	2.0%
Darryl Ward (R)	24	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	31	0.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	28	0.8%
TOTAL	3,346
Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Iberia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	7,559	59.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	4,483	35.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	177	1.4%
Sam Melton (D)	95	0.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	114	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	184	1.5%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	51	0.4%
TOTAL	12,663
Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Iberville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	7,428	73.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,645	16.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	172	1.7%
Sam Melton (D)	286	2.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	217	2.2%
Nota Knox (I)	184	1.8%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	123	1.2%
TOTAL	10,055
Turnout: 42%

1998 Senate class 3, Jackson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,814	63.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,291	28.9%
Raymond Brown (I)	130	2.9%
Sam Melton (D)	67	1.5%
Darryl Ward (R)	44	1.0%
Nota Knox (I)	87	1.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,467
Turnout: 39%

1998 Senate class 3, Jefferson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	48,379	53.1%
Jim Donelon (R)	40,830	44.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	495	0.5%
Sam Melton (D)	471	0.5%
Darryl Ward (R)	490	0.5%
Nota Knox (I)	93	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	314	0.3%
TOTAL	91,072
Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Jefferson Davis Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	4,941	69.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,865	26.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	84	1.2%
Sam Melton (D)	48	0.7%
Darryl Ward (R)	35	0.5%
Nota Knox (I)	77	1.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	30	0.4%
TOTAL	7,080
Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, La Salle Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,801	55.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,195	36.5%
Raymond Brown (I)	78	2.4%
Sam Melton (D)	63	1.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	44	1.3%
Nota Knox (I)	51	1.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	45	1.4%
TOTAL	3,277
Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Lafayette Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	26,622	57.2%
Jim Donelon (R)	18,238	39.2%
Raymond Brown (I)	427	0.9%
Sam Melton (D)	272	0.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	332	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	463	1.0%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	196	0.4%
TOTAL	46,550
Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Lafourche Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	13,471	67.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	5,420	27.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	247	1.2%
Sam Melton (D)	223	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	144	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	212	1.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	160	0.8%
TOTAL	19,877
Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Lincoln Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,915	56.5%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,667	38.5%
Raymond Brown (I)	92	1.3%
Sam Melton (D)	80	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	64	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	65	0.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	43	0.6%
TOTAL	6,926
Turnout: 21%

1998 Senate class 3, Livingston Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	13,234	58.4%
Jim Donelon (R)	8,255	36.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	278	1.2%
Sam Melton (D)	290	1.3%
Darryl Ward (R)	311	1.4%
Nota Knox (I)	140	0.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	141	0.6%
TOTAL	22,649
Turnout: 37%

1998 Senate class 3, Madison Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,679	62.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	615	22.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	109	4.0%
Sam Melton (D)	114	4.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	32	1.2%
Nota Knox (I)	114	4.2%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	46	1.7%
TOTAL	2,709
Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Morehouse Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,770	59.3%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,207	34.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	97	1.5%
Sam Melton (D)	63	1.0%
Darryl Ward (R)	60	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	113	1.8%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	43	0.7%
TOTAL	6,353
Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Natchitoches Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	4,918	66.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,937	26.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	138	1.9%
Sam Melton (D)	92	1.3%
Darryl Ward (R)	95	1.3%
Nota Knox (I)	115	1.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	57	0.8%
TOTAL	7,352
Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Orleans Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	90,051	81.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	17,864	16.1%
Raymond Brown (I)	986	0.9%
Sam Melton (D)	1,096	1.0%
Darryl Ward (R)	451	0.4%
Nota Knox (I)	128	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	567	0.5%
TOTAL	111,143
Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Ouachita Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	15,949	49.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	14,955	46.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	259	0.8%
Sam Melton (D)	205	0.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	187	0.6%
Nota Knox (I)	301	0.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	126	0.4%
TOTAL	31,982
Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Plaquemines Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	3,981	66.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,653	27.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	125	2.1%
Sam Melton (D)	70	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	62	1.0%
Nota Knox (I)	80	1.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	60	1.0%
TOTAL	6,031
Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Pointe Coupee Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	5,171	70.4%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,380	18.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	104	1.4%
Sam Melton (D)	241	3.3%
Darryl Ward (R)	243	3.3%
Nota Knox (I)	130	1.8%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	71	1.0%
TOTAL	7,340
Turnout: 45%

1998 Senate class 3, Rapides Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	14,195	56.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	9,526	38.0%
Raymond Brown (I)	368	1.5%
Sam Melton (D)	225	0.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	222	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	258	1.0%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	258	1.0%
TOTAL	25,052
Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Red River Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,384	71.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	340	17.6%
Raymond Brown (I)	70	3.6%
Sam Melton (D)	41	2.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	28	1.5%
Nota Knox (I)	52	2.7%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	12	0.6%
TOTAL	1,927
Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Richland Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,851	54.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,009	38.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	96	1.8%
Sam Melton (D)	66	1.3%
Darryl Ward (R)	48	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	84	1.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,196
Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Sabine Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,544	57.6%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,381	31.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	195	4.4%
Sam Melton (D)	100	2.3%
Darryl Ward (R)	83	1.9%
Nota Knox (I)	59	1.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	55	1.2%
TOTAL	4,417
Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Bernard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	7,764	57.6%
Jim Donelon (R)	5,393	40.0%
Raymond Brown (I)	100	0.7%
Sam Melton (D)	98	0.7%
Darryl Ward (R)	57	0.4%
Nota Knox (I)	11	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	66	0.5%
TOTAL	13,489
Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Charles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	5,721	59.3%
Jim Donelon (R)	3,532	36.6%
Raymond Brown (I)	137	1.4%
Sam Melton (D)	84	0.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	53	0.5%
Nota Knox (I)	59	0.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	61	0.6%
TOTAL	9,647
Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Helena Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,697	70.0%
Jim Donelon (R)	665	17.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	118	3.1%
Sam Melton (D)	135	3.5%
Darryl Ward (R)	58	1.5%
Nota Knox (I)	107	2.8%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	73	1.9%
TOTAL	3,853
Turnout: 52%

1998 Senate class 3, St. James Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	5,726	78.1%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,061	14.5%
Raymond Brown (I)	189	2.6%
Sam Melton (D)	116	1.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	59	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	95	1.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	82	1.1%
TOTAL	7,328
Turnout: 49%

1998 Senate class 3, St. John the Baptist Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	5,133	67.2%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,960	25.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	180	2.4%
Sam Melton (D)	151	2.0%
Darryl Ward (R)	68	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	84	1.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	65	0.9%
TOTAL	7,641
Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Landry Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	16,045	71.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	5,453	24.4%
Raymond Brown (I)	394	1.8%
Sam Melton (D)	186	0.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	111	0.5%
Nota Knox (I)	28	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	133	0.6%
TOTAL	22,350
Turnout: 37%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Martin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	10,354	73.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,884	20.5%
Raymond Brown (I)	216	1.5%
Sam Melton (D)	139	1.0%
Darryl Ward (R)	106	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	237	1.7%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	116	0.8%
TOTAL	14,052
Turnout: 42%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Mary Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	6,723	67.1%
Jim Donelon (R)	2,861	28.5%
Raymond Brown (I)	131	1.3%
Sam Melton (D)	81	0.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	67	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	105	1.0%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	57	0.6%
TOTAL	10,025
Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, St. Tammany Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	13,953	39.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	20,400	58.2%
Raymond Brown (I)	185	0.5%
Sam Melton (D)	160	0.5%
Darryl Ward (R)	209	0.6%
Nota Knox (I)	26	0.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	94	0.3%
TOTAL	35,027
Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Tangipahoa Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	12,636	63.6%
Jim Donelon (R)	6,214	31.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	359	1.8%
Sam Melton (D)	213	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	268	1.3%
Nota Knox (I)	51	0.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	141	0.7%
TOTAL	19,882
Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Tensas Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,069	64.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	444	27.0%
Raymond Brown (I)	41	2.5%
Sam Melton (D)	19	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	13	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	44	2.7%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	16	1.0%
TOTAL	1,646
Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Terrebonne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	10,607	63.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	5,380	32.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	161	1.0%
Sam Melton (D)	147	0.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	116	0.7%
Nota Knox (I)	177	1.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	64	0.4%
TOTAL	16,652
Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Union Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	2,819	55.9%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,870	37.1%
Raymond Brown (I)	128	2.5%
Sam Melton (D)	63	1.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	67	1.3%
Nota Knox (I)	55	1.1%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,044
Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Vermilion Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	7,505	68.2%
Jim Donelon (R)	3,045	27.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	102	0.9%
Sam Melton (D)	70	0.6%
Darryl Ward (R)	83	0.8%
Nota Knox (I)	102	0.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	92	0.8%
TOTAL	10,999
Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Vernon Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	4,260	65.3%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,876	28.8%
Raymond Brown (I)	129	2.0%
Sam Melton (D)	87	1.3%
Darryl Ward (R)	81	1.2%
Nota Knox (I)	36	0.6%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	54	0.8%
TOTAL	6,523
Turnout: 17%

1998 Senate class 3, Washington Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	7,951	65.3%
Jim Donelon (R)	3,203	26.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	318	2.6%
Sam Melton (D)	224	1.8%
Darryl Ward (R)	176	1.4%
Nota Knox (I)	160	1.3%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	141	1.2%
TOTAL	12,173
Turnout: 38%

1998 Senate class 3, Webster Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	5,403	68.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,785	22.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	170	2.2%
Sam Melton (D)	146	1.9%
Darryl Ward (R)	101	1.3%
Nota Knox (I)	186	2.4%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	67	0.9%
TOTAL	7,858
Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, West Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	4,889	75.3%
Jim Donelon (R)	1,382	21.3%
Raymond Brown (I)	53	0.8%
Sam Melton (D)	70	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	58	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	13	0.2%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,489
Turnout: 43%

1998 Senate class 3, West Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,050	50.8%
Jim Donelon (R)	870	42.1%
Raymond Brown (I)	42	2.0%
Sam Melton (D)	23	1.1%
Darryl Ward (R)	21	1.0%
Nota Knox (I)	41	2.0%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	20	1.0%
TOTAL	2,067
Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, West Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,993	64.7%
Jim Donelon (R)	760	24.7%
Raymond Brown (I)	49	1.6%
Sam Melton (D)	108	3.5%
Darryl Ward (R)	60	1.9%
Nota Knox (I)	58	1.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	52	1.7%
TOTAL	3,080
Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Winn Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Breaux* (D)	1,799	61.3%
Jim Donelon (R)	887	30.2%
Raymond Brown (I)	54	1.8%
Sam Melton (D)	123	4.2%
Darryl Ward (R)	27	0.9%
Nota Knox (I)	25	0.9%
Jeff Diket (Lbt)	20	0.7%
TOTAL	2,935
Turnout: 23%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Breaux*
Total Disbursements:	$4,575,886
Total Receipts:	$4,597,804
Cash on Hand:	$1,544,260
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$2,350,330
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,606,290
Other Committee Transfers:	$68,090
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$4,575,886

Jim Donelon
Total Disbursements:	$364,073
Total Receipts:	$364,056
Cash on Hand:	$42
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$336,203
Party Contributions:	$5,000
Other Committee Contributions:	$19,845
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$364,073

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/LA/1998