The 1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth

Lauch Faircloth

Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth , served one term as a Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina.Before his Senate service, Faircloth was a prominent and wealthy hog farmer...

 decided to seek re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democrat John Edwards

John Edwards

Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...

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In the Democratic primary, Edwards defeated D.G. Martin

D.G. Martin

D. G. Martin is the host of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Bookwatch,” a retired lawyer, politician, and university administrator.Though born in Atlanta, Martin grew up in Davidson, NC, where his father served as president of Davidson College. Martin attended Davidson College, where he played on the...

, Ella Scarborough, and several minor candidates. In the Republican primary, Faircloth easily defeated two minor candidates.

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