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Massachusetts — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorMassachusetts · GovernorPaul CellucciR+3.5
Candidates
Massachusetts 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Paul Cellucci✓Republican967,16051.7%
- Scott HarshbargerDemocratic901,84348.3%
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+33.4Governor 1998R+3.5vs. baselineR+36.9
Massachusetts's 1998 governor race ran 36.9 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998MA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.