Elections / 1998 · Governor · VT
Vermont — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorVermont · GovernorHoward DeanD+15.0
Candidates
Vermont 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Howard Dean✓Democratic121,42557.5%
- Ruth DwyerRepublican89,72642.5%
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+22.3Governor 1998D+15.0vs. baselineR+7.3
Vermont's 1998 governor race ran 7.3 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.