1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results

Gubernatorial Party # State Ballots Pick-ups Popular Vote States Won Republican 36 -1 29,585,254 51.06% 23 63.9% Democratic 36 0 25,245,493 43.57% 11 30.6% Reform/Ind. 16 +1 1,640,051 2.83% 2 5.6% Taxpayers/Const./IA 9 0 432,525 0.75% 0 0.0% Libertarian 18 0 354,782 0.61% 0 0.0% Green 7 0 214,881 0.37% 0 0.0% Other (+) - - 472,794 0.82% 0 0.0% Total 57,945,780 36 Map Key  > 30%  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70% Turnout Maps   State Pick-ups: (View Details) Gain Loss Hold Net Gain Inc. Open Total Inc. Open Total Inc. Open Total Rep 0 +4 +4 -2 -3 -5 15 4 19 -1 Dem +2 +2 +4 0 -4 -4 6 1 7 0 Ind 0 +1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 1 +1 Data and Statistics: Popular Vote State-Level Data (Table) Popular Vote State-Level Data (Graphs) Voter Turnout State-Level Data Election 1998 Statistics Purchase Detailed Data Compare National Data by Year (Table) Compare National Data by Year (Graphs) Compare National Maps by Year Data Sources for Popular Vote Election Tools for 1998 Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Results for an Individual State: AlabamaAlaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Election Notes: Reform Party, Indpendence Party (NY), and significant Independent candidates are grouped together under the heading 'Reform/Ind.'