Maryland gubernatorial election, 1998

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Maryland gubernatorial election, 1998
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Nominee Parris Glendening Ellen Sauerbrey
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Richard D. Bennett
Popular vote846,972688,357
Percentage55.1%44.8%
Maryland Gubernatorial Election Results by County, 1998.svg
Election results by county
Glendening:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Sauerbrey:
     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Parris Glendening
Democratic

Elected Governor

Parris Glendening
Democratic

The Maryland gubernatorial election of 1998 was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Parris Glendening sought re-election. Governor Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for governor, ran again for governor and won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey four years prior was extremely contentious, and ended with the Sauerbrey campaign challenging the results. [1] Ultimately, despite the controversial nature of the previous election, Governor Glendening comfortably beat back Sauerbrey's spirited challenge, winning his second and final term as governor.

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Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Parris Glendening (inc.)296,86370.09
Democratic Eileen M. Rehrmann56,80613.41
Democratic Terence McGuire46,12410.89
Democratic Lawrence K. Freeman23,7525.61
Total votes423,545100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

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Ellen Sauerbrey American politician

Ellen Sauerbrey is an American politician from Maryland and the former head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. She was nominated to the Bureau in September 2005 by President George W. Bush. On January 4, 2006, Bush placed her in office by way of a recess appointment, bypassing the need for Senate confirmation. Her confirmation was unlikely, given strong objections by some senators. Sauerbrey's recess appointment caused some controversy; however, her experience as minority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates and managing a complex U.S. Census project helped rally others to her cause.

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ellen Sauerbrey175,63381.03
Republican Charles I. Ecker41,12618.97
Total votes216,759100.00

General election

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Parris Glendening (inc.) 846,972 55.14% +4.93%
Republican Ellen Sauerbrey 688,35744.82%-4.97%
Write-ins6490.04%
Majority158,61510.33%+9.90%
Turnout 1,535,978
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-12-16/news/1994350075_1_sauerbrey-glendening-voter-fraud
  2. 1 2 http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/pagov.html
  3. ↑ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gagov.html
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