Elections / 1998 · Governor · WI
Wisconsin — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorWisconsin · GovernorTommy ThompsonR+21.3
Candidates
Wisconsin 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tommy Thompson✓Republican1,047,71660.7%
- Ed GarveyDemocratic679,55339.3%
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+10.3Governor 1998R+21.3vs. baselineR+31.6
Wisconsin's 1998 governor race ran 31.6 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.