1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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

1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Sundquist:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hooker:      40–50%      60–70%

Governor before election

Don Sundquist
Republican

Elected Governor

Don Sundquist
Republican

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

Results[]

1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Don Sundquist (inc.) 669,973 68.63
Democratic John Jay Hooker 287,750 29.48
Independent 5,899 0.60
Independent 4,651 0.48
Independent 1,851 0.19
Independent 1,841 0.19
N/A Write-ins 548 0.00
Total votes '976,236' '100'
Republican hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "State of Tennessee - Governor - November 3, 1998 - General Election" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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