Elections / 1998 · Governor · RI
Rhode Island — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorLincoln AlmondR+8.9
Candidates
Rhode Island 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Lincoln Almond✓Republican156,18051.3%
- Myrth YorkDemocratic129,10542.4%
- Robert J. HealeyCool Moose19,2506.3%
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+32.9Governor 1998R+8.9vs. baselineR+41.8
Rhode Island's 1998 governor race ran 41.8 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.