A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1998 in the

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. The election included: * statewide elections for

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, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Secretary of the Commonwealth,

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, and

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; * district elections for

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, State Representatives, State Senators, and Governor's Councillors; and * ballot questions at the state and local levels. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1998.

Governor & Lieutenant Governor

Republicans

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and Jane M. Swift were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates

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and

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, and Libertarian candidates

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and Eli Israel.

Attorney general

Incumbent Attorney General

did not run for re-election. Middlesex County District Attorney

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defeated State Senator

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in the Democratic primary and Middlesex County Sheriff

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in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, State Senator from Newton *

, Middlesex County District Attorney

Results

General election

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth. He defeated Republican Dale C. Jenkins and Libertarian David Atkinson in the general election.

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General

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did not run for re-election. Former State Representative Shannon P. O'Brien defeated Republican Robert Maginn and Libertarian Merton B. Baker in the general election.

Auditor

Democrat

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was re-elected

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. He defeated Republican Michael Duffy and Libertarian

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U.S. House of Representatives

State Senate

State House of Representatives

Governor's Council

Ballot questions

There were four statewide ballot questions, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election. All were approved. There were also various local ballot questions around the state. Statewide Questions: *Question 1 - Administration of government. A constitutional amendment that would prevent the legislature from altering its own base pay. *Question 2 - Elections and campaigns. A law that would create a new state agency would fund campaigns for all state offices. *Question 3 - Taxes. A law that would cut the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income. *Question 4 - Business Regulation. A law that, starting in March 1998 would allow customers to choose to buy power from separate generating companies, instead of buying power from the utility that owns the power lines.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Massachusetts General Election, 1998 1998 elections in the United States by state