1998 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1998 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Howard Dean Ruth Dwyer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote121,42589,726
Percentage55.7%41.1%
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Dean:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Dwyer:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Governor before election

Howard Dean
Democratic

Elected Governor

Howard Dean
Democratic

The 1998 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Ruth Dwyer.

Contents

This is the last time to date that Franklin County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 16,798 93.5
Democratic Other1,1506.4
Total votes'17,948''100'

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ruth Dwyer 30,224 57.5
Republican Bernie Rome 21,19640.3
Republican Other1,1112.1
Total votes'52,531''100'

Other

The Draft Clavelle for Governor Committee was formed on September 11, 1998, and attempted to gather 1,000 signatures to place Peter Clavelle on the ballot. However, Clavelle announced that he would not run on September 14. [2]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Howard
Dean (D)		Ruth
Dwyer (R)		Undecided
Mason Dixon [3] October 10–12, 1998626 (LV)± 4.0%64%24%12%
Mason Dixon [3] September 1–3, 1998628 (LV)± 4.0%59%23%18%

Results

1998 Vermont gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 121,425 55.67
Republican Ruth Dwyer 89,72641.14
Vermont Grassroots Joel Williams 3,3051.52
Libertarian Amy Berkey 2,1410.98
Liberty Union Richard Gottlieb 1,1770.54
Write-in 3460.16
Total votes'218,120''100'

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Clavelle rejects run for governor". The Burlington Free Press . September 15, 1998. p. 4B. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "CNN AllPolitics Electioin '98 - Vermont 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.


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