United States gubernatorial elections, 1998
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The 1998 U.S. gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998 in 36 states. Going into the election 24 of the seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, and one by an Independent. The elections changed the national balance of power by the loss of one Republican and the gain of one Independent, although it shifted in nine states. Democrats gained open seats in California and Iowa and defeated incumbents Fob James of Alabama and David Beasley of South Carolina while Repubicans won open seats in Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, and Nevada and Independents won an open Republican governorship in Minnesota. By the end of the election, 23 seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, and two by Independents.
The elections coincided with the mid-term elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
With the exception of two states (New Hampshire and Vermont), the governors elected in this election serve until the 2002 gubernatorial elections (New Hampshire and Vermont's will serve until the 2000 elections).
[edit] Summary of results
Note: Candidates' vote percentages rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. Candidates earning 0.05% or more of the vote are included.
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Fob James | Republican | Defeated, 42.1% | Don Siegelman (Democratic) 57.7% |
| Alaska | Tony Knowles | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.3% | Robin Taylor (Write-in) 18.3% John Lindauer (Republican) 17.9% Ray Metcalfe (Republican Moderate) 6.2% Erica Jacobsson (Green) 3.0% |
| Arizona | Jane Dee Hull | Republican | Re-elected, 61.0% | Paul Johnson (Democratic) 35.5% Katherine Gallant (Libertarian) 2.7% Scott Malcomson (Reform) 0.8% |
| Arkansas | Mike Huckabee | Republican | Re-elected, 59.8% | Bill Bristow (Democratic) 38.7% Keith Carle (Reform) 1.6% |
| California | Pete Wilson | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Gray Davis (Democratic) 58.0% Dan Lungren (Republican) 38.4% Daniel Hamburg (Green) 1.2% Steve Kubby (Libertarian) 0.9% Gloria LaRiva (Peace & Freedom) 0.7% Nathan Johnson (American Ind.) 0.5% Harold Bloomfield (Natural Law) 0.4% |
| Colorado | Roy Romer | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Bill Owens (Republican) 49.1% Gail Schoettler (Democratic) 48.4% Sandra Johnson (Libertarian) 1.7% Tim Leonard (American Constitution) 0.8% |
| Connecticut | John G. Rowland | Republican | Re-elected, 62.9% | Barbara B. Kennelly (Democratic) 35.4% Joseph Zdoneczyk (Concerned Citizens) 0.9% Ned Vare (Libertarian) 0.6% Roberta Scaglione (Term Limits) 0.2% |
| Florida | Lawton Chiles | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Jeb Bush (Republican) 55.3% Buddy MacKay (Democratic) 44.7% |
| Georgia | Zell Miller | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Roy Barnes (Democratic) 52.5% Guy Millner (Republican) 44.0% Jack Cashin (Libertarian) 3.4% |
| Hawaii | Ben Cayetano | Democratic | Re-elected, 50.1% | Linda Lingle (Republican) 48.8% George Peabody (Libertarian) 1.1% |
| Idaho | Phil Batt | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Dirk Kempthorne (Republican) 67.7% Robert Huntley (Democratic) 29.1% Peter Rickards (Independent) 3.2% |
| Illinois | Jim Edgar | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | George Ryan (Republican) 51.0% Glenn Poshard (Democratic) 47.5% Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 1.5% |
| Iowa | Terry E. Branstad | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Tom Vilsack (Democratic) 52.3% Jim Ross Lightfoot (Republican) 46.5% Jim Hennager (Reform) 0.6% |
| Kansas | Bill Graves | Republican | Re-elected, 73.4% | Tom Sawyer (Democratic) 22.7% Kirt Poovey (Taxpayers) 2.9% Darrel King (Reform) 1.1% |
| Maine | Angus King | Independent | Re-elected, 58.6% | James B. Longley, Jr. (Republican) 18.9% Thomas Connolly (Democratic) 12.0% Pat LaMarche (Green Independent) 6.8% William Clarke (Taxpayers) 3.6% |
| Maryland | Parris Glendening | Democratic | Re-elected, 55.1% | Ellen Sauerbrey (Republican) 44.8% |
| Massachusetts | Paul Cellucci | Republican | Re-elected, 50.8% | Scott Harshbarger (Democratic) 47.4% Dean Cook (Libertarian) 1.7% |
| Michigan | John Engler | Republican | Re-elected, 62.2% | Geoffrey Fieger (Democratic) 37.8% |
| Minnesota | Arne Carlson | Republican | Retired, Reform victory | Jesse Ventura (Reform) 37.0% Norm Coleman (Republican) 34.3% Skip Humphrey (Democratic) 28.1% Ken Pentel (Green) 0.3% Frank Germann (Libertarian) 0.1% Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0.1% |
| Nebraska | Ben Nelson | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Mike Johanns (Republican) 53.9% Bill Hoppner (Democratic) 46.0% |
| Nevada | Bob Miller | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Kenny Guinn (Republican) 51.6% Jan Jones (Democratic) 42.0% None of the above 2.9% Chuck Horne (Independent American) 1.7% Terry Savage (Libertarian) 1.7% |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Re-elected, 66.1% | Jay Lucas (Republican) 33.1% |
| New Mexico | Gary E. Johnson | Republican | Re-elected, 54.5% | Martin Chavez (Democratic) 45.5% |
| New York | George Pataki | Republican | Re-elected, 54.3% | Peter Vallone, Sr. (Democratic) 33.2% Tom Golisano (Independence) 7.7% Betsy McCaughey Ross (Liberal) 1.7% Michael Reynolds (Right to Life) 1.2% Al Lewis (Green) 1.1% Thomas Leighton (Marijuana Reform) 0.5% Alice France (Unity) 0.2% Christopher Garvey (Libertarian) 0.1% Alfred Duncan (Socialist Workers) 0.1% |
| Ohio | George Voinovich | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | Bob Taft (Republican) 50.1% Lee Fisher (Democratic) 44.7% John Mitchel (Independent) 3.3% Zanna Feitler (Independent) 1.9% |
| Oklahoma | Frank Keating | Republican | Re-elected, 57.9% | Laura Boyd (Democratic) 40.9% Hoppy Heidelberg (Reform) 1.2% |
| Oregon | John Kitzhaber | Democratic | Re-elected, 64.4% | Bill Sizemore (Republican) 30.0% Richard Burke (Libertarian) 1.8% Blair Bobier (Pacific Green) 1.4% Roger Weidner (Reform) 0.9% Patti Steurer (Natural Law) 0.7% Trey Smith (Socialist) 0.5% |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Ridge | Republican | Re-elected, 57.4% | Ivan Itkin (Democratic) 31.0% Peg Luksik (Taxpayers) 10.4% Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 1.1% |
| Rhode Island | Lincoln Almond | Republican | Re-elected, 51.0% | Myrth York (Democratic) 42.1% Robert Healey (Cool Moose) 6.3% John Patrick (Reform) 0.6% |
| South Carolina | David Beasley | Republican | Defeated, 45.2% | Jim Hodges (Democratic) 53.2% Timothy Moultrie (Libertarian) 1.4% |
| South Dakota | Bill Janklow | Republican | Re-elected, 64.0% | Bernie Hunhoff (Democratic) 32.9% Bob Newland (Libertarian) 1.7% Ronald Wieczorek (Independent) 1.4% |
| Tennessee | Don Sundquist | Republican | Re-elected, 68.6% | John Jay Hooker (Democratic) 29.5% George Hamilton (Independent) 0.6% Irwin Gibbs (Independent) 0.5% Lonnie Creech (Independent) 0.4% Thomas Smith II (Independent) 0.2% Karl Smithson (Independent) 0.2% |
| Texas | George W. Bush | Republican | Re-elected, 68.2% | Garry Mauro (Democratic) 31.2% Lester Turlington (Libertarian) 0.6% |
| Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | Re-elected, 55.7% | Ruth Dwyer (Republican) 41.1% Joel Williams (Grassroots) 1.5% Amy Berkey (Libertarian) 1.0% Richard Gottlieb (Liberty Union) 0.5% |
| Wisconsin | Tommy Thompson | Republican | Re-elected, 59.7% | Ed Garvey (Democratic) 38.7% Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 0.6% Edward Frami (Taxpayers) 0.6% Mike Mangan (Independent) 0.3% Ja Mu Muhammad (Independent) 0.1% |
| Wyoming | Jim Geringer | Republican | Re-elected, 55.6% | John Vinich (Democratic) 40.5% Dave Dawson (Libertarian) 3.9% |
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