Rhode Island — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorLincoln AlmondR+8.8
Candidates
Rhode Island 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Lincoln Almond✓Republican156,18051.0%
- Myrth YorkDemocratic129,10542.1%
- Robert J. HealeyCool Moose19,2506.3%
- Other candidatesOther1,8480.6%
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 1996D+32.9Governor 1998R+8.8vs. baselineR+41.7
Rhode Island's 1998 governor race ran 41.7 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998RI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.