1998 Vermont gubernatorial election
November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
 
Nominee Howard Dean Ruth Dwyer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 121,425 89,726
Percentage 55.7% 41.1%
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.

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

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 16,798 93.5
Democratic Other 1,150 6.4
Total votes '17,948' '100'

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ruth Dwyer 30,224 57.5
Republican Bernie Rome 21,196 40.3
Republican Other 1,111 2.1
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

Results

1998 Vermont gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 121,425 55.67
Republican Ruth Dwyer 89,726 41.14
Vermont Grassroots Joel Williams 3,305 1.52
Libertarian Amy Berkey 2,141 0.98
Liberty Union Richard Gottlieb 1,177 0.54
Write-in 346 0.16
Total votes '218,120' '100'

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. 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. ↑ "1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.


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