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Idaho — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorIdaho · GovernorDirk KempthorneR+39.9
Candidates
Idaho 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dirk Kempthorne✓Republican258,09570.0%
- Robert HuntleyDemocratic110,81530.0%
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+18.5Governor 1998R+39.9vs. baselineR+21.4
Idaho's 1998 governor race ran 21.4 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998ID
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.