1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1996 November 3, 1998 2000  
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Nominee Jeanne Shaheen Jay Lucas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote210,76998,473
Percentage66.1%30.9%

1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Shaheen:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Lucas:      40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic

The 1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Jeanne Shaheen won re-election. She defeated Jay Lucas, who had defeated Jim Rubens and Emile Beaulieu for the Republican nomination.

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Election results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1998 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jeanne Shaheen (inc.) 210,769 66.08% +8.91%
Republican Jay Lucas98,47330.88%−8.62%
Libertarian Ken Blevens8,6552.71%+1.51%
Write-ins1,0430.33%
Majority112,29635.21%+17.53%
Turnout 318,940
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "Governor - NHSOS". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.

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