The 1998 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Jane Dee Hull, the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic nominee and Mayor of Phoenix, Paul Johnson in a landslide victory. Hull became the first woman to win a gubernatorial election in Arizona, although not the first woman to serve as governor of Arizona, (a distinction held by Democrat Rose Mofford, who ascended to the position in 1988 upon Republican Evan Mecham's impeachment and removal from office, and who served until 1990, declining to run for a full term).
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 County results Hull: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Johnson: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Johnson | 109,044 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 109,044 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Charles Brown
- Jim Howl
- Jane Dee Hull, incumbent Governor of Arizona
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Dee Hull (incumbent) | 177,324 | 76.52% | |
| Republican | Jim Howl | 30,699 | 13.25% | |
| Republican | Charles Brown | 23,710 | 10.23% | |
| Total votes | 231,733 | 100.00% | ||
Libertarian primary
editCandidates
edit- Katherine Gallant
- Tom Rawles, Maricopa County Supervisor
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Katherine Gallant | 855 | 51.82% | |
| Libertarian | Tom Rawles | 795 | 48.18% | |
| Total votes | 1,650 | 100.00% | ||
Reform primary
editCandidates
edit- Scott Alan Malcomson
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Scott Alan Malcomson | 113 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 113 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Dee Hull (incumbent) | 620,188 | 60.95% | +8.41% | |
| Democratic | Paul Johnson | 361,552 | 35.53% | −8.80% | |
| Libertarian | Katherine Gallant | 27,150 | 2.67% | −0.45% | |
| Reform | Scott Malcomson | 8,371 | 0.82% | +0.82% | |
| Independent | Alan White (write-in) | 328 | 0.03% | ||
| Independent | D'Herrera Tapia (write-in) | 15 | 0.00% | ||
| Independent | Robert B. Winn (write-in) | 12 | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 258,636 | 25.42% | |||
| Total votes | 1,017,616 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +17.20% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Jane Dee Hull Republican |
Paul Johnson Democratic |
Katherine Gallant Libertarian |
Scott Malcomson Reform |
All Others Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 6,832 | 44.00% | 7,904 | 50.90% | 561 | 3.61% | 227 | 1.46% | 5 | 0.03% | -1,072 | -6.90% | 15,529 |
| Cochise | 15,805 | 62.49% | 8,656 | 34.22% | 663 | 2.62% | 164 | 0.65% | 4 | 0.02% | 7,149 | 28.27% | 25,292 |
| Coconino | 15,552 | 55.53% | 10,866 | 38.80% | 1,334 | 4.76% | 252 | 0.90% | 3 | 0.01% | 4,686 | 16.73% | 28,007 |
| Gila | 7,367 | 53.10% | 5,982 | 43.12% | 412 | 2.97% | 110 | 0.79% | 2 | 0.01% | 1,385 | 9.98% | 13,873 |
| Graham | 4,324 | 58.93% | 2,780 | 37.88% | 163 | 2.22% | 70 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,544 | 21.04% | 7,338 |
| Greenlee | 1,367 | 48.87% | 1,328 | 47.48% | 85 | 3.04% | 17 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 39 | 1.39% | 2,797 |
| La Paz | 1,894 | 57.62% | 1,261 | 38.36% | 99 | 3.01% | 33 | 1.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 633 | 19.26% | 3,287 |
| Maricopa | 357,308 | 62.05% | 198,175 | 34.42% | 15,004 | 2.61% | 5,031 | 0.87% | 305 | 0.05% | 159,133 | 27.64% | 575,823 |
| Mohave | 16,255 | 55.16% | 12,148 | 41.22% | 795 | 2.70% | 272 | 0.92% | 1 | 0.00% | 4,107 | 13.94% | 29,471 |
| Navajo | 11,084 | 54.50% | 8,374 | 41.18% | 649 | 3.19% | 226 | 1.11% | 4 | 0.02% | 2,710 | 13.33% | 20,337 |
| Pima | 120,506 | 62.28% | 67,533 | 34.90% | 4,370 | 2.26% | 1,077 | 0.56% | 14 | 0.01% | 52,973 | 27.38% | 193,500 |
| Pinal | 15,380 | 54.07% | 12,072 | 42.44% | 771 | 2.71% | 217 | 0.76% | 7 | 0.02% | 3,308 | 11.63% | 28,447 |
| Santa Cruz | 3,029 | 51.79% | 2,591 | 44.30% | 175 | 2.99% | 54 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 438 | 7.49% | 5,849 |
| Yavapai | 31,631 | 65.26% | 14,806 | 30.55% | 1,545 | 3.19% | 478 | 0.99% | 8 | 0.02% | 16,825 | 34.71% | 48,468 |
| Yuma | 11,854 | 60.49% | 7,076 | 36.11% | 524 | 2.67% | 143 | 0.73% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,778 | 24.38% | 19,598 |
| Totals | 620,188 | 60.95% | 361,552 | 35.53% | 27,150 | 2.67% | 8,371 | 0.82% | 355 | 0.03% | 258,636 | 25.42% | 1,017,616 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "State of Arizona Official Canvass 1998 Primary Election - September 8, 1998" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "State of Arizona Official Canvass 1998 General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.