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Below are the some of the key Senate contests of 1998. Many are pivotal both to the Republicans' strategy of retaining Senate control and the Democrats' plan to win back the majority they lost in 1994. The battles likely to brew among the candidates make others interesting.

• Arkansas Open Seat: Incumbent Sen. Dale Bumpers (D) is retiring.	• Nevada Incumbent: Sen. Harry M. Reid (D)
• California Incumbent: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D)	• New York Incumbent: Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R)
• Colorado Incumbent: Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)	• North Carolina Incumbent: Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R)
• Georgia Incumbent: Sen. Paul Coverdell (R)	• Ohio Open Seat: incumbent Sen. John Glenn (D) is retiring.
• Illinois Incumbent: Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	• South Carolina Incumbent: Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D)
• Indiana Open Seat: Incumbent Sen. Dan Coats (R) is retiring.	• Washington Incumbent: Sen. Patty Murray (D)
• Kentucky Open Seat: Incumbent Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D) is retiring.	• Wisconsin Incumbent: Sen. Russell Feingold (D)
• Missouri Incumbent: Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond (R)

• Incumbents and Open Seats: The complete list of senators running for reelection this year, and those who are calling it quits.

• Local Races: The Metro Section features complete information on this year's statewide and congressional campaigns in Maryland and local races in the District of Columbia.

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