1998 Governor

36 contests

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1998

Republican Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

After

Net change:D −1·R ±0·I +1·36 seats contested·Counted by ballot party

Chamber Control

Democratic17

RepublicanMajority31

Independent2

Threshold:26 seats

D 17 – R 31 – I 2

36 contests|D won 11|R won 23|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SiegelmanDEM	57.7%	760,155	JamesREP	42.1%	554,746	D+15.6	↑ D+16.5
▶	Alaska	KnowlesDEM	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arizona	HullREP	61.0%	620,188	JohnsonDEM	35.5%	361,552	R+25.4	↓ R+17.2
▶	Arkansas	HuckabeeREP	97.4%	421,989	OtherOTH	2.6%	11,099	R+97.4	↓ R+117.1
▶	California	DavisDEM	58.0%	4,860,702	LungrenREP	38.4%	3,218,030	D+19.6	↑ D+34.1
▶	Colorado	OwensREP	49.1%	648,202	SchoettlerDEM	48.4%	639,905	R+0.6	↓ R+17.4
▶	Connecticut	RowlandREP	62.9%	628,707	KennellyDEM	35.4%	354,187	R+27.5	↓ R+24.0
▶	Florida	BushREP	55.3%	2,191,105	MacKayDEM	44.7%	1,773,054	R+10.6	↓ R+12.1
▶	Georgia	BarnesDEM	52.5%	941,076	MillnerREP	44.1%	790,201	D+8.4	↑ D+6.3
▶	Hawaii	CayetanoDEM	50.1%	204,206	LingleREP	48.8%	198,952	D+1.3	↓ R+6.0
▶	Idaho	KempthorneREP	67.7%	258,095	HuntleyDEM	29.1%	110,815	R+38.6	↓ R+30.2
▶	Illinois	RyanREP	51.0%	1,714,094	PoshardDEM	47.5%	1,594,191	R+3.6	↑ D+25.9
▶	Iowa	VilsackDEM	52.3%	500,231	LightfootREP	46.5%	444,787	D+5.8	↑ D+21.0
▶	Kansas	GravesREP	73.4%	544,882	SawyerDEM	22.6%	168,243	R+50.7	↓ R+22.5
▶	Maine	OtherOTH	69.1%	290,787	LongleyREP	18.9%	79,716	R+6.9	↓ R+17.7
▶	Maryland	GlendeningDEM	55.1%	846,972	SauerbreyREP	44.8%	688,357	D+10.3	↑ D+9.9
▶	Massachusetts	CellucciREP	50.8%	967,160	HarshbargerDEM	47.4%	901,843	R+3.4	↑ D+39.5
▶	Michigan	EnglerREP	62.2%	1,883,005	FiegerDEM	37.8%	1,143,574	R+24.4	↓ R+1.4
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	65.7%	1,373,638	ColemanREP	34.3%	716,880	R+34.3	↓ R+5.7
▶	Nebraska	JohannsREP	53.9%	293,910	HoppnerDEM	46.0%	250,678	R+7.9	↓ R+55.4
▶	Nevada	GuinnREP	51.6%	223,892	JonesDEM	42.0%	182,281	R+9.6	↓ R+21.0
▶	New Hampshire	ShaheenDEM	66.1%	210,769	LucasREP	30.9%	98,473	D+35.2	↑ D+79.6
▶	New Mexico	JohnsonREP	54.5%	271,948	ChavezDEM	45.5%	226,755	R+9.1	↑ D+0.8
▶	New York	PatakiREP	54.3%	2,571,991	ValloneDEM	33.2%	1,570,317	R+21.1	↓ R+17.8
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	50.0%	1,678,721	FisherDEM	44.7%	1,498,956	R+5.4	↑ D+41.4
▶	Oklahoma	KeatingREP	57.9%	505,498	BoydDEM	40.9%	357,552	R+16.9	↑ D+0.3
▶	Oregon	KitzhaberDEM	64.4%	717,061	SizemoreREP	30.0%	334,001	D+34.4	↑ D+25.9
▶	Pennsylvania	RidgeREP	57.4%	1,736,844	ItkinDEM	31.0%	938,745	R+26.4	↓ R+20.9
▶	Rhode Island	AlmondREP	51.0%	156,180	YorkDEM	42.1%	129,105	R+8.8	↓ R+5.0
▶	South Carolina	HodgesDEM	53.2%	570,070	BeasleyREP	45.2%	484,088	D+8.0	↑ D+10.6
▶	South Dakota	JanklowREP	64.0%	166,621	HunhoffDEM	32.9%	85,473	R+31.2	↓ R+16.4
▶	Tennessee	SundquistREP	68.6%	669,973	HookerDEM	29.5%	287,750	R+39.1	↓ R+29.5
▶	Texas	BushREP	68.3%	2,551,454	MauroDEM	31.2%	1,165,444	R+37.1	↓ R+29.5
▶	Vermont	DeanDEM	55.7%	121,425	DwyerREP	41.1%	89,726	D+14.5	↓ R+35.2
▶	Wisconsin	ThompsonREP	59.7%	1,047,716	GarveyDEM	38.7%	679,553	R+21.0	↑ D+15.4
▶	Wyoming	GeringerREP	55.6%	97,235	VinichDEM	40.5%	70,754	R+15.1	↑ D+3.4

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