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South Carolina — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorSouth Carolina · GovernorJim HodgesD+8.2
Candidates
South Carolina 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Hodges✓Democratic570,07054.1%
- David BeasleyRepublican484,08845.9%
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 1996R+6.0Governor 1998D+8.2vs. baselineD+14.2
South Carolina's 1998 governor race ran 14.2 points more Democratic than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.