Vermont — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorVermont · GovernorHoward DeanD+14.5
Candidates
Vermont 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Howard Dean✓Democratic121,42555.7%
- Ruth DwyerRepublican89,72641.1%
- Other candidatesOther6,9693.2%
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. 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+22.3Governor 1998D+14.5vs. baselineR+7.7
Vermont's 1998 governor race ran 7.7 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998VT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.