1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The 1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Lincoln Almond defeated Democratic nominee Myrth York in a rematch of the 1994 race.
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Lincoln Almond, incumbent Governor of Rhode Island
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Almond (incumbent) | 5,510 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 5,510 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Myrth York, former Rhode Island State Senator, 1994 Democratic nominee for governor
- Jack Dennison Potter, perennial candidate
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Myrth York | 53,561 | 82.89 | |
Democratic | Jack Dennison Potter | 11,055 | 17.11 | |
Total votes | 64,616 | 100.00 |
Cool Moose primary
edit- Robert J. Healey, businessman and perennial candidate
Reform primary
edit- Joseph Devine, 1992 Reform Party nominee for governor
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lincoln Almond (incumbent) | 156,180 | 50.97% | +3.59% | |
Democratic | Myrth York | 129,105 | 42.13% | −1.41% | |
Cool Moose | Robert J. Healey | 19,250 | 6.28% | −2.82% | |
Reform | Joseph F. Devine | 1,848 | 0.60% | ||
Write-ins | 62 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 27,075 | 8.84% | +5.01% | ||
Turnout | 306,445 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
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