<page_title> 1998 United States Senate elections </page_title> <section_title> Elections leading to the next Congress </section_title> <table> <cell> Arkansas <col_header> State (linked to summaries below) </col_header> <col_header> Senator </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dale Bumpers <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Electoral history </col_header> </cell> <cell> Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold <col_header> Results </col_header> </cell> <cell> √ Blanche Lincoln (Democratic) 55.1% Fay Boozman (Republican) 42.2% Charley E. Heffley (Reform) 2.7% <col_header> Candidates </col_header> </cell> </table>
Arkansas: Blanche Lincoln defeated Fay Boozman by a comfortable margin to keep the seat of retiring Senator Dale Bumpers in Democratic hands.