1998 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1998 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  
Turnout35.2% [lower-alpha 1] [1] Decrease2.svg14.3%
  Rick Perry photo portrait, August 28, 2004.jpg
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Nominee Rick Perry John Sharp
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,858,8371,790,106
Percentage50.1%48.2%

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County results [2]
Perry:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Sharp:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Bob Bullock
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Rick Perry
Republican

The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The Incumbent, Bob Bullock did not run for re-election due to his declining health and advancing age. [3] The Republican, Incumbent Agriculture Commissioner; Rick Perry was elected against incumbent Democratic Comptroller; John Sharp. Perry became the second Republican to be elected as lieutenant governor and the first to do so since 1869. The 1998 Texas elections saw massive gains for the Republican Party, who won all statewide offices for the first time. No Democrat has held the lieutenant governor office since the end of Bob Bullock's term in 1999.

Contents

Primaries

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Perry448,927100.0
Total votes448,927 100.0
Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Sharp510,835 100.00
Total votes510,835 100.0

General Election Results

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Perry1,858,83750.05
Democratic John Sharp1,790,10648.20
Libertarian Anthony Garcia65,1501.75
Total votes3,714,093 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

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