1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Tommy Thompson Ed Garvey
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Scott McCallum Barbara Lawton
Popular vote 1,047,716 679,553
Percentage 59.7% 38.7%
Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Garvey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      
No data:     
Governor before election

Tommy Thompson
Republican

 Elected Governor

Tommy Thompson
Republican

The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for the third time with nearly 67% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee, Rock, Portage, and Iowa counties voted for the Republican candidate, and the most recent where the winner garnered a double digit margin of victory. Gary George unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1998[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Tommy Thompson (incumbent) 1,047,716 59.66%
Democrat Ed Garvey 679,553 38.70%
Libertarian Jim Mueller 11,071 0.63%
Taxpayers Edward Frami 10,269 0.58%
Independent Mike Mangan 4,985 0.28%
Other Other/Write-In 2,420 0.14%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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