Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1998

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1998
Tennessee
November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)

 
Candidate Don Sundquist John Jay Hooker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 669,973 287,750
Percentage 68.6% 29.5%

Governor before election

Don Sundquist
Republican

Elected Governor

Don Sundquist
Republican

The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 1998 took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Don Sundquist ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic candidate John Jay Hooker.

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1998[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Don Sundquist (inc.) 669,973 68.63
Democratic John Jay Hooker 287,750 29.48
Independent George Alexander Hamilton, Sr. 5,899 0.60
Independent Irwin W. Gibbs 4,651 0.48
Independent Thomas E. Smith II 1,851 0.19
Independent Karl Smithson 1,841 0.19
N/A Write-ins 548 0.00
Total votes 976,236 100

References

  1. "State of Tennessee - Governor - November 3, 1998 - General Election" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved 30 December 2014.


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