Elections / 1998 · Governor · IA
Iowa — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorIowa · GovernorTom VilsackD+5.9
Candidates
Iowa 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tom Vilsack✓Democratic500,23152.9%
- Jim Ross LightfootRepublican444,78747.1%
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 1996D+10.3Governor 1998D+5.9vs. baselineR+4.5
Iowa's 1998 governor race ran 4.5 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.