1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Iowa
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate
Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Tom VilsackSally PedersonDemocratic 500,231 52.30%
Jim LightfootAlmo HawkinsRepublican 444,787 46.51%
Jim HennagerSue AtkinsonReform 5,606 0.59%
SchaeferWatersNatural Law 3,144 0.33%
YOther (+) - - 2,650 0.28%
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Demographic Data

2000 Population:2,926,324Enum.2000 Population Density:20.2persons/km2
1998 Population:2,902,872Est.1998 Population Density:20.1persons/km2
1990 Population:2,776,831Enum.1990 Population Density:19.2persons/km2
Land Area (2000):144,701km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.5%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998 Canvass by Counties of the Votes Cast for Governor/Lieutenant Governor," Iowa Official Register 1999 - 2000 (Des Moines, 1998)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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