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1998 Ohio gubernatorial election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| country | Ohio |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1994 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| previous_year | 1994 |
| next_election | 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| next_year | 2002 |
| election_date | November 3, 1998 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | File: Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft III portrait - DPLA - c9c8211b3a824d8a98f58a7424de143b (cropped).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Bob Taft** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| running_mate1 | **Maureen O'Connor** |
| popular_vote1 | **1,678,721 ** |
| percentage1 | **50.0%** |
| image2 | File:Lee Fisher (4542051920) (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Lee Fisher |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| running_mate2 | Michael B. Coleman |
| popular_vote2 | 1,498,956 |
| percentage2 | 44.6% |
| map_image | 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 210px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Taft:** | |
| **Fisher:** | |
| title | Governor |
| before_election | George Voinovich |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Bob Taft |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Taft:
Fisher:
The 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich could not seek a third term due to term limits, and ran for the United States Senate instead. To replace him, former Attorney General of Ohio Lee Fisher and Ohio Secretary of State Bob Taft won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively. Taft and Fisher faced off in a highly competitive general election, and in the end, Taft (a great-grandson of U.S. President and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft) defeated Fisher.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lee Fisher, former Attorney General of Ohio, former member of the Ohio Senate, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Bob Taft, Ohio Secretary of State, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, great-grandson of President William Howard Taft
Results
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| administered | Sample | ||||||
| size | Margin | ||||||
| of error | Bob | ||||||
| Taft (R) | Lee | ||||||
| Fisher (D) | Undecided | ||||||
| Louis Harris and Associates | October 30–31, 1998 | 773 (RV) | ± 4.0% | **44%** | 39% | 17% | |
| Mason-Dixon | October 25–27, 1998 | 815 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **49%** | 42% | 9% | |
| Louis Harris and Associates | October 23–26, 1998 | 679 (LV) | ± 4.0% | **47%** | 43% | 10% | |
| University of Cincinnati | October 22–26, 1998 | 754 (LV) | ± 3.6% | **51%** | 35% | 14% | |
| University of Cincinnati | October 8–18, 1998 | 540 (LV) | ± 4.2% | **52%** | 37% | 11% | |
| University of Cincinnati | October 2–7, 1998 | 405 (LV) | ± 5.0% | **46%** | 37% | 17% | |
| Mason-Dixon | October 2–5, 1998 | 805 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **48%** | 40% | 12% | |
| University of Cincinnati | September 8–20, 1998 | 521 (LV) | ± 4.3% | **49%** | 39% | 12% | |
| Mason-Dixon | September 12–14, 1998 | 817 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **44%** | 35% | 21% | |
| University of Cincinnati | May 13 – June 1, 1998 | 560 (RV) | ± 4.0% | **52%** | 36% | 12% |
Results
Notes
;Partisan clients
References
References
- [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/1990-1999OfficialElectionResults/DemOverview050398.aspx Election Results and Data 1990-1999 Official Election Results]
- [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/1990-1999OfficialElectionResults/RepOverview050398.aspx Election Results and Data 1990-1999 Official Election Results]
- "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Ohio 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
- [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/1990-1999OfficialElectionResults/Overview110398.aspx Election Results and Data 1990-1999 Official Election Results]
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