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1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Turnout32.53% Decrease[1] 24.09 pp
 
Nominee Don Sundquist John Jay Hooker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 669,973 287,750
Percentage 68.63% 29.48%

County results
Sundquist:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hooker:      40–50%      60–70%

Governor before election

Don Sundquist
Republican

Elected Governor

Don Sundquist
Republican

The 1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican governor Don Sundquist won re-election, defeating Democratic candidate John Jay Hooker.

Sundquist became the first Republican gubernatorial nominee to get over 60% of the vote since Dewitt Clinton Senter did in 1869. Sundquist carried all but two counties (Lake and Van Buren).

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Sundquist (incumbent) 358,786 92.50%
Republican Shirley Beck-Vosse 28,951 7.46%
Write-ins 123 0.03%
Total votes 387,860 100.00

Democratic primary

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Hooker 123,384 41.34%
Democratic Mike Whitaker 83,542 27.99%
Democratic Sherry Whittenberg 28,822 9.66%
Democratic Luther Best 25,565 8.57%
Democratic Donald Jackson 18,458 6.18%
Democratic Virginia Nyabongo 12,352 4.14%
Democratic Jerral Parris 5,740 1.92%
Write-ins 603 0.20%
Total votes 298,466 100.00%

General election

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1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Don Sundquist (incumbent) 669,973 68.63% +14.36%
Democratic John Jay Hooker 287,750 29.48% −15.19%
Independent George Alexander Hamilton, Sr. 5,899 0.60% N/A
Independent Irwin W. Gibbs 4,651 0.48% N/A
Independent Thomas E. Smith II 1,851 0.19% N/A
Independent Karl Smithson 1,841 0.19% N/A
N/A Write-ins 548 0.00% N/A
Total votes 976,236 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1998". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 3, 1998. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "The 1998 Results Maps". Dave Leip's Atlas. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "The 1998 Results Maps". Dave Leip's Atlas. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee - Governor - November 3, 1998 - General Election" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.