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1998 Iowa gubernatorial election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| country | Iowa |
| flag_image | Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1994 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| previous_year | 1994 |
| next_election | 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| next_year | 2002 |
| election_date | November 3, 1998 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | File:Tom Vilsack 2006.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Tom Vilsack** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **500,231** |
| percentage1 | **52.30%** |
| image2 | File:Lightfoot (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Jim Ross Lightfoot |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 444,787 |
| percentage2 | 46.51% |
| map_image | 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 240px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Vilsack**: | |
| **Lightfoot**: | |
| title | Governor |
| before_election | Terry Branstad |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Tom Vilsack |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Vilsack:
Lightfoot:
The 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Terry Branstad did not seek re-election to a fifth consecutive term; he later successfully ran again in 2010 and 2014.
To replace him, State Senator Tom Vilsack narrowly won the nomination of the Democratic Party while former United States Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot, who was previously the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1996, won his party's nomination. Lightfoot was the odds-on favorite win and polling consistently showed him in the lead, but Vilsack won the general election in a stunning upset, becoming the first Democrat to serve as governor of Iowa since 1969 and the 5th Democrat to hold the office in the 20th century. Lightfoot never conceded defeat.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tom Vilsack, Iowa State Senator
- Mark McCormick, former Iowa Supreme Court Justice (1972–1986)
Results
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Jim Ross Lightfoot, former United States Representative and nominee for the United States Senate in 1996
- David A. Oman, telecommunications executive, chief of staff to Governor Terry Branstad
- Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State
Results
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Reform Party primary
Candidates
- Jim Hennager
- Edward Moses
- Jeffrey L. Hughes Sr.
Results
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General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| administered | Sample | ||||||
| size | Margin | ||||||
| of error | Jimm | ||||||
| Lightfoot (R) | Tom | ||||||
| Vilsack (D) | Undecided | ||||||
| Selzer & Co. | October 28–30, 1998 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **47%** | 43% | 10% | |
| Mason-Dixon | October 25–27, 1998 | 803 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **47%** | 42% | 11% | |
| Mason-Dixon | October 11–13, 1998 | 809 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **53%** | 35% | 12% | |
| Mason-Dixon | September 12–14, 1998 | 804 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **54%** | 32% | 14% | |
| Mason-Dixon | July 18–21, 1998 | 834 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **54%** | 31% | 15% | |
| Selzer & Co. | June 20–24, 1998 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | **53%** | 32% | 15% | |
| Mason-Dixon | May 25–27, 1998 | 837 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **55%** | 21% | 24% |
Results
Notes
;Partisan clients
References
References
- "Despite tight race for Iowa governor, Lightfoot ahead among most likely voters".
- Henderson, O. Kay. "Meet the Press, November 29, 2020". NBC News.
- "Iowa Primary Election - June 2, 1998".
- "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Iowa 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
- "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998".
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