1998 Arizona gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1998 United States gubernatorial elections.

1998 Arizona gubernatorial election

←  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  →

Nominee Jane Dee Hull Paul Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 620,188 361,552 Percentage 60.9% 35.5%

County results Hull:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Johnson:      50–60%

Governor before election Jane Dee Hull Republican Elected Governor Jane Dee Hull Republican

The 1998 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Jane Dee Hull, the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic nominee and Mayor of Phoenix, Paul Johnson, in a landslide victory. Hull became the first woman to win a gubernatorial election in Arizona, although not the first woman to serve as governor of Arizona, (a distinction held by Democrat Rose Mofford, who ascended to the position in 1988 upon Republican Evan Mecham's impeachment and removal from office, and who served until 1990, declining to run for a full term).

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Paul Johnson, Mayor of Phoenix

Results

Democratic Primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Johnson	109,044	100.00%
Total votes			109,044	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Charles Brown
• Jim Howl
• Jane Dee Hull, incumbent Governor of Arizona

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Dee Hull (incumbent)	177,324	76.52%
	Republican	Jim Howl	30,699	13.25%
	Republican	Charles Brown	23,710	10.23%
Total votes			231,733	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

• Katherine Gallant
• Tom Rawles, Maricopa County Supervisor

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Katherine Gallant	855	51.82%
	Libertarian	Tom Rawles	795	48.18%
Total votes			1,650	100.00%

Reform primary

Candidates

• Scott Alan Malcomson

Results

Reform Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Scott Alan Malcomson	113	100.00%
Total votes			113	100.00%

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Dee Hull (incumbent)	620,188	60.95%	+8.41%
	Democratic	Paul Johnson	361,552	35.53%	−8.80%
	Libertarian	Katherine Gallant	27,150	2.67%	−0.45%
	Reform	Scott Malcomson	8,371	0.82%	+0.82%
	Independent	Alan White (write-in)	328	0.03%
	Independent	D'Herrera Tapia (write-in)	15	0.00%
	Independent	Robert B. Winn (write-in)	12	0.00%
Majority			258,636	25.42%
Total votes			1,017,616	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	+17.20%

Results by county

County	Jane Dee Hull Republican		Paul Johnson Democratic		Katherine Gallant Libertarian		Scott Malcomson Reform		All Others Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast [2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Apache	6,832	44.00%	7,904	50.90%	561	3.61%	227	1.46%	5	0.03%	-1,072	-6.90%	15,529
Cochise	15,805	62.49%	8,656	34.22%	663	2.62%	164	0.65%	4	0.02%	7,149	28.27%	25,292
Coconino	15,552	55.53%	10,866	38.80%	1,334	4.76%	252	0.90%	3	0.01%	4,686	16.73%	28,007
Gila	7,367	53.10%	5,982	43.12%	412	2.97%	110	0.79%	2	0.01%	1,385	9.98%	13,873
Graham	4,324	58.93%	2,780	37.88%	163	2.22%	70	0.95%	1	0.01%	1,544	21.04%	7,338
Greenlee	1,367	48.87%	1,328	47.48%	85	3.04%	17	0.61%	0	0.00%	39	1.39%	2,797
La Paz	1,894	57.62%	1,261	38.36%	99	3.01%	33	1.00%	0	0.00%	633	19.26%	3,287
Maricopa	357,308	62.05%	198,175	34.42%	15,004	2.61%	5,031	0.87%	305	0.05%	159,133	27.64%	575,823
Mohave	16,255	55.16%	12,148	41.22%	795	2.70%	272	0.92%	1	0.00%	4,107	13.94%	29,471
Navajo	11,084	54.50%	8,374	41.18%	649	3.19%	226	1.11%	4	0.02%	2,710	13.33%	20,337
Pima	120,506	62.28%	67,533	34.90%	4,370	2.26%	1,077	0.56%	14	0.01%	52,973	27.38%	193,500
Pinal	15,380	54.07%	12,072	42.44%	771	2.71%	217	0.76%	7	0.02%	3,308	11.63%	28,447
Santa Cruz	3,029	51.79%	2,591	44.30%	175	2.99%	54	0.92%	0	0.00%	438	7.49%	5,849
Yavapai	31,631	65.26%	14,806	30.55%	1,545	3.19%	478	0.99%	8	0.02%	16,825	34.71%	48,468
Yuma	11,854	60.49%	7,076	36.11%	524	2.67%	143	0.73%	1	0.01%	4,778	24.38%	19,598
Totals	620,188	60.95%	361,552	35.53%	27,150	2.67%	8,371	0.82%	355	0.03%	258,636	25.42%	1,017,616

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Coconino
• Gila
• Navajo
• Pinal
• Santa Cruz

See also

• Smart Voter Biography of Paul Johnson
• Biography of Jane Dee Hull

References

1. "State of Arizona Official Canvass 1998 Primary Election - September 8, 1998" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
2. "State of Arizona Official Canvass 1998 General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.