1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

November 3, 1998

Nominee Tommy Thompson Ed Garvey Party Republican Democratic Running mate Scott McCallum Barbara Lawton Popular vote 1,047,716 679,553 Percentage 59.7% 38.7%

County Results Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Garvey:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Tommy Thompson Republican Elected Governor Tommy Thompson Republican

The 1998 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for the third time with nearly 60% of the vote. To date, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tommy Thompson	1,047,716	59.66%
	Democrat	Ed Garvey	679,553	38.70%
	Libertarian	Jim Mueller	11,071	0.63%
	Taxpayers	Edward Frami	10,269	0.58%
	Independent	Mike Mangan	4,985	0.28%
	Other	Other/Write-In	2,420	0.14%

See also

• 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
• 1998 United States gubernatorial elections