1998 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1998 United States gubernatorial elections.

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

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

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.

General election

Results

1998 Vermont gubernatorial election

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

• 1998 United States Senate election in Vermont
• 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont