Vermont gubernatorial election, 1998

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1998

November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)

Candidate Howard Dean Ruth Dwyer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 121,425 89,726 Percentage 55.7% 41.1%

Governor before election Howard Dean Democratic Elected Governor Howard Dean Democratic

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1998 took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Ruth Dwyer.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (inc.)	16,798	93.5
	Democratic	Other	1,150	6.4
Total votes			17,948	100

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ruth Dwyer	30,224	57.5
	Republican	Bernie Rome	21,196	40.3
	Republican	Other	1,111	2.1
Total votes			52,531	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (inc.)	121,425	55.67
	Republican	Ruth Dwyer	89,726	41.14
	Vermont Grassroots	Joel Williams	3,305	1.52
	Libertarian	Amy Berkey	2,141	0.98
	Liberty Union	Richard Gottlieb	1,177	0.54
	N/A	Write-ins	346	0.16
Total votes			218,120	100