The 1998 Jackson County Executive election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Katheryn Shields ran for re-election to a second term.[1] Shields was challenged for renomination by former County Executive Dale Baumgardner, whom she narrowly defeated in the 1994 Democratic primary.[2] However, despite the closeness of her 1994 campaign, Shields defeated Baumgardner in a landslide, winning the Democratic primary with 70 percent of the vote.[3]
In the general election, Shields faced Republican Reed A. Chambers II, a paralegal, and former City Councilman Richard Charles Tolbert, the Reform Party nominee. She defeated both by a wide margin, winning re-election with 66 percent of the vote.[4]
1 2 3 "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. August 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 27, 2001. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
↑ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Jackson County Board of Elections. November 10, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
↑ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. November 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 2, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
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