The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor
Tommy Thompson
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won re-election for his fourth term with 59.66% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which
Milwaukee
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,
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Portage
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counties voted for the
Republican candidate, and the most recent where the winner garnered a double digit margin of victory.
Primary election
The primary election was held on September 8, 1998. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
Republican party
Governor
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*Jeffrey A. Hyslop
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Tommy G. Thompson, incumbent governor
=Results
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Lieutenant Governor
=Candidates
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Scott McCallum
James Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 43rd governor of Wisconsin, ascending from the lieutenant governorship when Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 to ...
, incumbent lieutenant governor
=Results
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Democratic party
Governor
=Candidates
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Ed Garvey
Edward Robert Garvey (April 18, 1940 – February 22, 2017) was an American lawyer, activist, and Democratic politician from Wisconsin. He was executive director of the National Football League Players Association (players' union) from 1971 to ...
, former executive director of the
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and candidate for US Senate in
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Gary R. George, member of
Wisconsin Senate
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=Results
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Lieutenant Governor
=Candidates
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Barbara Lawton
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, businesswoman
=Results
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Libertarian party
Governor
=Candidates
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*Jim Mueller
=Results
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Lieutenant Governor
=Candidates
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*James Dean
=Results
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US Taxpayers' party
Governor
=Candidates
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*Edward J. Frami
=Results
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Lieutenant Governor
=Candidates
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*Thomas R. Rivers
=Results
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Green party
Governor
=Candidates
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*Jeffrey Lane Smith
=Results
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Independent nominations
Governor
=Candidates
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*Mike Mangan
*A-Ja-mu Muhammad
=Results
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Lieutenant Governor
=Candidates
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*Vida Harley Bridges
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General election
Candidates
*Ed Garvey & Barbara Lawton, Democrat
*Tommy G. Thompson & Scott McCallum, Republican
*Jim Mueller & James Dean, Libertarian
*Edward J. Frami & Thomas R. Rivers, US Taxpayers'
*Jeffrey Lane Smith, Green
*Mike Mangan, Independent
*A-Ja-mu Muhammad & Vida Harley Bridges, Independent
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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Ashland
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Bayfield
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Dane
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Douglas
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See also
*
1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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1998 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998, in 36 states and two territories. Going into the election cycle, 24 of the seats were held by Republican Party (United States), Republicans, 11 by Democratic Party (United Stat ...
References
{{United States elections, 1998
1998 Wisconsin elections
Wisconsin gubernatorial elections
Wisconsin
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