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Alabama — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorAlabama · GovernorDon SiegelmanD+15.8
Candidates
Alabama 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Don Siegelman✓Democratic752,08757.9%
- Fob JamesRepublican546,50442.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1996R+7.0Governor 1998D+15.8vs. baselineD+22.8
Alabama's 1998 governor race ran 22.8 points more Democratic than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.