1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	November 3, 1998
Turnout	32.53% 24.09 pp
	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

Results

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

Results

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

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

References

^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1998". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 3, 1998. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "The 1998 Results Maps". Dave Leip's Atlas. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ "The 1998 Results Maps". Dave Leip's Atlas. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ "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.

[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.

[results-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.

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