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1998 Kansas gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name1998 Kansas gubernatorial election
countryKansas
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1994 Kansas gubernatorial election
previous_year1994
next_election2002 Kansas gubernatorial election
next_year2002
election_dateNovember 3, 1998
image1File:Bill Graves being presented a plaque, March 23, 2000 - cropped.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Bill Graves**
running_mate1**Gary Sherrer**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**544,882**
percentage1**73.4%**
image2File:Tom Sawyer debating on the house floor (cropped).jpg
nominee2Tom Sawyer
running_mate2Elizabeth Baker
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2168,243
percentage222.7%
map_image1998 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size270px
map_captionCounty results
**Graves:**
titleGovernor
before_electionBill Graves
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBill Graves
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Graves:
The 1998 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Graves won re-election in a 50% landslide over his opponent, State Representative Tom Sawyer, becoming the first Republican incumbent Governor of Kansas to win reelection since John Anderson Jr.’s reelection victory in 1962.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Tom Sawyer, Kansas State Representative
  • Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Bill Graves, incumbent governor of Kansas
  • David Miller, former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorBill
Graves (R)Tom
Sawyer (D)Undecided
Mason-DixonJuly 6–8, 1998804 (LV)± 3.5%**67%**16%17%

Results

Notes

References

References

  1. "Kansas Secretary of State - Official 1998 Kansas Primary Election Results".
  2. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Kansas 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
  3. "Kansas Secretary of State - Official 1998 Kansas General Election Results".
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