Iowa gubernatorial election, 1998

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Iowa gubernatorial election, 1998
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Nominee Tom Vilsack Jim Ross Lightfoot
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote500,231444,787
Percentage52.30%46.51%
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Election results by county
Vilsack:      40-50%     50–60%     60–70%
Lightfoot:
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

Terry Branstad
Republican

Elected Governor

Tom Vilsack
Democratic

The Iowa gubernatorial election of 1998 took place on November 5, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad did not seek re-election to a fifth term, thereby creating an open seat.

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Governor of Iowa Chief executive of the U.S. state of Iowa

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Terry Branstad U.S. Ambassador to China, Governor of Iowa (1983–1999; 2011–2017)

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To replace him, State Senator Tom Vilsack narrowly won the nomination of the Democratic Party while former United States Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot, who was previously the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1996, won his party's nomination. Lightfoot was the odds-on favorite to succeed Branstad and polling consistently showed him in the lead. [1] However, Vilsack narrowly won the general election and became the first Democrat to serve as governor of Iowa in 30 years and only the fifth Democrat to hold the office in the 20th century.

Tom Vilsack American politician

Thomas James Vilsack is an American politician and lawyer who served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from January 2009 until January 2017. A member of the Iowa Democratic Party, Vilsack also served as the 40th Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.

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Jim Ross Lightfoot American politician

James Ross Lightfoot is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Vilsack59,13051.20
Democratic Mark McCormick55,95048.45
Democratic Write-ins4100.36
Total votes115,490100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

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Paul Danny Pate Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 32nd and current Secretary of State of Iowa since 2015, previously holding the office from 1995 to 1999. Pate is the President-Elect for the National Association of Secretaries of State. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in the Iowa Senate from 1989 to 1995 and as Mayor of Cedar Rapids from 2002 to 2006. He was an unsuccessful candidate for his party's nomination for Governor of Iowa in 1998.

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Ross Lightfoot113,49969.89
Republican David A. Oman35,40221.80
Republican Paul Pate13,2998.19
Republican Write-ins1930.12
Total votes162,393100.00

Reform Party primary

Candidates

Results

Reform Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform Jim Hennager13135.60
Reform Edward Moses9926.90
Reform Jeffrey L. Hughes, Sr.9926.90
Reform Write-ins3910.60
Total votes368100.00

General election

Results

Iowa gubernatorial election, 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Tom Vilsack 500,231 52.30% +10.74%
Republican Jim Ross Lightfoot 444,78746.51%-10.29%
Reform Jim Hennager5,6060.59%
Natural Law Jim Schaefer3,1440.33%-0.05%
Independent Mark Kennis2,0060.21%
Write-ins6410.07%
Majority55,4445.80%-9.44%
Turnout 956,415
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/1998/november/1102heartland.html
  2. 1 2 3 http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/elections/10-7.pdf
  3. ↑ http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/10-8.pdf
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