The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor
Tommy Thompson
Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American Republican politician who most recently served as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served a ...
won re-election for the third time with nearly 67% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...
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Rock
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Portage, and
Iowa
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counties voted for the
Republican
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candidate, and the most recent where the winner garnered a double digit margin of victory.
Gary George unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
Results
See also
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1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold won re-election to a second term.
Major candidates
Democratic
* Russ Feingold, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republic ...
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1998 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998, in 36 states and two territories. Going into the election 24 of the seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, and one by an Independent. The elections changed the natio ...
References
{{United States elections, 1998
1998 Wisconsin elections
Wisconsin gubernatorial elections
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...