Elections / 1998 · Governor · TN
Tennessee — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorTennessee · GovernorDon SundquistR+39.9
Candidates
Tennessee 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Don Sundquist✓Republican669,97370.0%
- John Jay HookerDemocratic287,75030.0%
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+2.4Governor 1998R+39.9vs. baselineR+42.3
Tennessee's 1998 governor race ran 42.3 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.