Elections / 1998 · Governor · OH
Ohio — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorOhio · GovernorBob TaftR+5.7
Candidates
Ohio 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bob Taft✓Republican1,678,72152.8%
- Lee FisherDemocratic1,498,95647.2%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+6.4Governor 1998R+5.7vs. baselineR+12.0
Ohio's 1998 governor race ran 12.0 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.