1998 Gubernatorial Election Statistics
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Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1998 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateTotal Vote R D R T L %Margin Margin Republican Democratic Reform/Ind. Txp/Cnst/IA Libertarian Other
1 CO1,321,30712043 0.63% 8,297 49.06% 48.43% 0.00% 0.83% 1.68% 0.00%
2 HI407,55621003 1.29% 5,254 48.82% 50.11% 0.00% 0.00% 1.08% 0.00%
3 MN2,091,76623105 2.69% 56,363 34.29% 28.09% 36.99% 0.00% 0.09% 0.54%
4 MA1,903,33612003 3.43% 65,317 50.81% 47.38% 0.00% 0.00% 1.69% 0.11%
5 IL3,358,65712300 3.57% 119,903 51.04% 47.47% 1.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
6 OH3,354,21312300 5.36% 179,765 50.05% 44.69% 3.32% 0.00% 0.00% 1.94%
7 IA956,41821300 5.80% 55,444 46.51% 52.30% 0.59% 0.00% 0.00% 0.61%
8 NE545,23812000 7.93% 43,232 53.90% 45.98% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.12%
9 SC1,070,86921003 8.03% 85,982 45.21% 53.23% 0.00% 0.00% 1.39% 0.17%
10 GA1,792,88221003 8.42% 150,875 44.07% 52.49% 0.00% 0.00% 3.43% 0.00%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateTotal Vote R D R T L %Margin Margin Republican Democratic Reform/Ind. Txp/Cnst/IA Libertarian Other
1 KS742,66512430 50.71% 376,639 73.37% 22.65% 1.05% 2.92% 0.00% 0.00%
2 ME421,00923150 39.68% 167,056 18.93% 12.00% 58.61% 3.63% 0.00% 6.82%
3 TN976,23612000 39.15% 382,223 68.63% 29.48% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.90%
4 ID381,24812300 38.63% 147,280 67.70% 29.07% 3.24% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
5 TX3,738,07812003 37.06% 1,385,229 68.24% 31.18% 0.00% 0.00% 0.55% 0.03%
6 NH318,94021300 35.21% 112,296 30.88% 66.08% 2.71% 0.00% 0.00% 0.33%
7 OR1,113,09821503 34.41% 383,060 30.01% 64.42% 0.91% 0.00% 1.81% 2.85%
8 AK220,17731460 33.01% 72,670 17.86% 51.27% 6.15% 1.92% 0.00% 22.79%
9 SD260,18712403 31.19% 81,148 64.04% 32.85% 1.42% 0.00% 1.69% 0.00%
10 CT999,53712034 27.46% 274,520 62.90% 35.44% 0.00% 0.88% 0.56% 0.22%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Kansas73.37%New Hampshire66.08%Maine58.61%
Tennessee68.63%Oregon64.42%Minnesota36.99%
Texas68.24%California57.97%New York7.69%
Idaho67.70%Alabama57.68%Alaska6.15%
South Dakota64.04%Vermont55.67%Ohio3.32%
Txp/Cnst/IALibertarianState1
Pennsylvania10.44%Wyoming3.94%Alaska18.26%
Maine3.63%Georgia3.43%Rhode Island6.28%
Kansas2.92%Arizona2.67%Nevada2.92%
Alaska1.92%Oregon1.81%New York1.65%
Nevada1.73%Massachusetts1.69%California0.71%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Alaska17.86%Maine12.00%Wyoming0.00%
Maine18.93%Kansas22.65%Wisconsin0.00%
Oregon30.01%Minnesota28.09%Vermont0.00%
New Hampshire30.88%Idaho29.07%Texas0.00%
Minnesota34.29%Tennessee29.48%Tennessee0.00%


States with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
Texas1,051,163California2,904,035
New York827,878Ohio1,385,958
Pennsylvania600,222Massachusetts856,423
Florida481,991Illinois794,565
Nebraska318,272Minnesota374,999


States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Nebraska55.39%New Hampshire79.65%
Arkansas40.32%Ohio41.43%
Vermont35.16%Massachusetts39.16%
Idaho30.22%California34.15%
Tennessee29.55%Alaska33.15%


States with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Minnesota364,372Texas-658,164
Illinois252,091Pennsylvania-560,585
Georgia247,585Tennessee-510,894
Colorado205,000New York-468,528
Wisconsin192,179California-283,504


States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Minnesota21.09%Tennessee-34.35%
Colorado18.36%Maine-17.66%
Georgia16.02%South Dakota-16.50%
South Carolina14.67%Pennsylvania-15.63%
Nevada14.21%Rhode Island-15.22%


State Ranks
Rank RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.Txp/Cnst/IALibertarian
12311200
21223000
3128311
400534
500112


County Ranks
Rank RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.Txp/Cnst/IALibertarian
11,5205745400
26231,4962450
3576612216681
402184107213
500104366


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Glasscock, TX91.89%Macon, AL89.27%York, ME64.68%
Ochiltree, TX91.43%Gallatin, IL86.70%Sagadahoc, ME64.40%
Roberts, TX91.29%Hancock, GA84.02%Oxford, ME62.90%
Hansford, TX91.00%Franklin, IL83.74%Androscoggin, ME62.35%
Gillespie, TX87.27%Saline, IL82.19%Lincoln, ME62.13%
Armstrong, TX86.68%Williamson, IL82.15%Cumberland, ME61.62%
Sherman, TX86.39%Greene, AL81.63%Franklin, ME61.45%
Parmer, TX86.26%Baltimore City, MD80.64%Knox, ME60.71%
Kendall, TX85.74%White, IL80.45%Kennebec, ME59.11%
McMullen, TX85.71%Shannon, SD80.18%Somerset, ME54.02%
Txp/Cnst/IALibertarianState1
Cameron, PA40.15%Custer, SD8.01%Bristol, RI11.38%
Butler, PA24.13%Dawson, GA6.78%Esmeralda, NV7.46%
Armstrong, PA23.10%Barrow, GA6.62%Newport, RI7.05%
Elk, PA22.67%Cherokee, GA6.61%Kent, RI6.76%
Westmoreland, PA22.13%Fall River, SD6.60%Washington, RI6.10%
Cambria, PA21.61%Forsyth, GA6.42%Providence, RI5.55%
Clarion, PA21.30%Rockdale, GA6.27%Mineral, NV5.55%
Jefferson, PA19.06%San Juan, CO6.23%Storey, NV5.08%
Indiana, PA18.74%Gwinnett, GA6.07%Lander, NV4.75%
Warren, PA17.74%Lumpkin, GA5.73%Imperial, CA4.37%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Macon, AL10.69%Glasscock, TX8.11%Weston, WY0.00%
Gallatin, IL12.77%Ochiltree, TX8.16%Washakie, WY0.00%
Shannon, SD12.83%Roberts, TX8.46%Uinta, WY0.00%
Hancock, GA14.87%Hancock, ME8.48%Teton, WY0.00%
San Francisco, CA15.16%Knox, ME8.59%Sweetwater, WY0.00%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Los Angeles, CA615,642Los Angeles, CA1,297,896Hennepin, MN179,954
Cook, IL585,008Cook, IL713,272Monroe, NY78,056
Orange, CA370,736San Diego, CA364,169Ramsey, MN73,993
Maricopa, AZ357,308Wayne, MI324,351Anoka, MN64,100
Harris, TX350,309Orange, CA318,198Dakota, MN60,909
San Diego, CA340,834Alameda, CA282,297Cumberland, ME59,664
Nassau, NY274,105Santa Clara, CA270,105Washington, MN37,910
Oakland, MI264,551Kings, NY241,963York, ME35,916
Wayne, MI243,235Cuyahoga, OH238,577Erie, NY34,540
Middlesex, MA230,004New York, NY232,835Suffolk, NY24,796
Txp/Cnst/IALibertarianState1
Allegheny, PA50,689Los Angeles, CA15,978Los Angeles, CA14,265
Westmoreland, PA22,025Maricopa, AZ15,004New York, NY10,195
Montgomery, PA14,959San Diego, CA8,439Suffolk, NY9,856
Philadelphia, PA13,072Middlesex, MA7,783Providence, RI9,388
Delaware, PA12,368Cobb, GA7,491Clark, NV6,698
Lancaster, PA11,169Gwinnett, GA7,296San Diego, CA6,451
Butler, PA10,759Fulton, GA6,743Kings, NY6,331
Erie, PA10,450DeKalb, GA6,631Queens, NY5,405
Chester, PA9,786Orange, CA6,512Nassau, NY5,130
Cambria, PA9,721Santa Clara, CA5,395Erie, NY5,042


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Kenedy, TX69Loving, TX22Weston, WY0
Loving, TX82Roberts, TX34Washakie, WY0
King, TX131King, TX37Uinta, WY0
Arthur, NE131McMullen, TX41Teton, WY0
Quitman, GA147Glasscock, TX42Sweetwater, WY0
Loup, NE148Borden, TX42Sublette, WY0
San Juan, CO149Kenedy, TX61Sheridan, WY0
McPherson, NE172Clark, ID75Platte, WY0
Buffalo, SD178Arthur, NE79Park, WY0
Terrell, TX180Irion, TX84Niobrara, WY0


Counties with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
Nassau, NY123,875Los Angeles, CA772,788
Harris, TX108,875Cuyahoga, OH271,517
New York, NY98,634San Diego, CA259,837
Philadelphia, PA94,453Orange, CA253,141
Hartford, CT90,129Middlesex, MA219,611
Douglas, NE87,476Cook, IL193,880
Dallas, TX86,917Santa Clara, CA137,261
Maricopa, AZ81,958San Bernardino, CA135,022
Travis, TX76,755Hennepin, MN132,692
Tarrant, TX76,436Riverside, CA132,212


Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Platte, NE84.32%Williamson, IL105.96%
Red Willow, NE83.33%Massac, IL98.46%
Colfax, NE71.89%Saline, IL96.83%
Butler, NE68.23%Hamilton, IL95.37%
Morrill, NE67.83%Union, IL94.66%
Sarpy, NE66.96%Richland, IL92.76%
Madison, ID65.90%Franklin, IL90.85%
York, NE65.15%Hardin, IL89.73%
Orleans, VT64.82%Pope, IL89.62%
Brown, NE64.61%Johnson, IL89.58%


Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Cook, IL102,468Dallas, TX-118,658
Hennepin, MN72,063Shelby, TN-110,572
Clark, NV38,166Harris, TX-105,519
Dakota, MN36,617Philadelphia, PA-97,127
Anoka, MN34,441Allegheny, PA-95,235
Ramsey, MN31,909Los Angeles, CA-94,217
Jefferson, CO31,625Tarrant, TX-81,339
Prince George's, MD31,024Middlesex, MA-69,447
Arapahoe, CO30,122Maricopa, AZ-67,712
DeKalb, GA28,764Davidson, TN-64,822


Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Starr, TX82.38%Chester, TN-56.90%
Bacon, GA73.75%Lauderdale, TN-55.40%
Douglas, CO70.00%Crockett, TN-52.58%
Butler, KS65.94%Floyd, TX-51.97%
Archuleta, CO59.28%McNairy, TN-51.69%
Forsyth, GA59.14%Dyer, TN-50.86%
Sherburne, MN52.19%Houston, TN-50.11%
Elbert, CO50.57%Monroe, TN-49.99%
Taylor, GA44.55%Haywood, TN-49.90%
Crawford, WI43.99%Lake, TN-49.63%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Traverse, MN34.22%Lincoln, MN36.67%Ramsey, MN34.65%
Jackson, MN34.85%Pennington, MN39.25%Kandiyohi, MN35.88%
Murray, MN38.69%Mower, MN39.30%Faribault, MN36.01%
Martin, MN38.79%Lac Qui Parle, MN39.54%Yellow Medicine, MN36.03%
Nobles, MN39.02%Cook, MN39.64%Pope, MN36.14%


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
RepublicanDemocraticReform/Ind.
Cuming, NE49.79%Seward, NE49.32%Todd, MN37.95%
Dona Ana, NM49.67%Phillips, AR49.31%Morrison, MN36.99%
Jefferson, NE49.55%Scott, IA49.30%Redwood, MN34.49%
Cedar, NE49.46%Baltimore, MD49.30%Douglas, MN34.35%
Pawnee, NE49.46%El Paso, TX49.30%Martin, MN34.22%




National Results for 1998

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