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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1998 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1998.
Republicans Paul Cellucci and Jane M. Swift were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Scott Harshbarger and Warren Tolman, and Libertarian candidates Dean Cook and Eli Israel.
Incumbent Attorney General Scott Harshbarger did not run for re-election. Middlesex County District Attorney Thomas Reilly defeated State Senator Lois Pines in the Democratic primary and Middlesex County Sheriff Brad Bailey in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas Reilly | 309,332 | 52.67% | ||
Democratic | Lois Pines | 277,588 | 47.27% | ||
Write-in | 379 | 0.07% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas Reilly | 1,218,244 | 66.77% | ||
Republican | Brad Bailey | 604,700 | 33.14% | ||
Write-in | 1,602 | 0.09% |
Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth. He defeated Republican Dale C. Jenkins and Libertarian David Atkinson in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William F. Galvin (incumbent) | 1,249,307 | 70.02% | ||
Republican | Dale C. Jenkins | 448,972 | 25.17% | ||
Libertarian | David Atkinson | 85,846 | 4.81% |
Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Joe Malone did not run for re-election. Former State Representative Shannon O'Brien defeated Republican Robert Maginn and Libertarian Merton B. Baker in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Shannon O'Brien | 1,120,757 | 62.23 | ||
Republican | Robert Maginn | 626,286 | 34.77 | ||
Libertarian | Merton B. Baker | 53,299 | 2.96 | ||
Write-in | 675 | 0.04 |
Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Republican Michael Duffy and Libertarian Carla Howell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | A. Joseph DeNucci (incumbent) | 1,152,193 | 64.61 | ||
Republican | Michael Duffy | 529,571 | 29.70 | ||
Libertarian | Carla Howell | 101,498 | 5.69 |
There were four statewide ballot questions, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election. All were approved. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.
Statewide Questions:
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