1998 General Election Results: U.S. House (District 5)

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62.55%

Steve Buyer (i)*, Republican, 101,567 votes

36.03%

David Steele, Democratic, 58,504 votes

1.43%

Carl D. Waters, Libertarian, 2,317 votes

Out of 162,388 votes casts, the margin of victory was 43,063 (26.52%)