Idaho — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorIdaho · GovernorDirk KempthorneR+38.6
Candidates
Idaho 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dirk Kempthorne✓Republican258,09567.7%
- Robert HuntleyDemocratic110,81529.1%
- Other candidatesOther12,3383.2%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1996R+18.5Governor 1998R+38.6vs. baselineR+20.1
Idaho's 1998 governor race ran 20.1 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.