1998 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 1998
Howard Dean DEM +14.5 · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 218,120
- Margin
- 14.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Dean Won | DEM | 121,425 | 55.67% | |
| Ruth Dwyer | REP | 89,726 | 41.14% | |
| Joel Williams | GRT | 3,305 | 1.52% | |
| Amy Berkey | LIB | 2,141 | 0.98% | |
| Richard Gottlieb | LBU | 1,177 | 0.54% | |
| Write-in | — | 346 | 0.16% | |
| Total | 218,120 | |||
Official source: stage:General
Other Vermont governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Phil Scott | 50.2 |
| 2022 | Phil Scott | 45.9 |
| 2020 | Phil Scott | 40.2 |
| 2018 | Phil Scott | 14.7 |
| 2016 | Phil Scott | 8.6 |
| 2014 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.2 |
| 2012 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 19.7 |
| 2010 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.8 |
| 2008 | Jim Douglas | 31.6 |
| 2006 | Jim Douglas | 15.2 |
| 2004 | Jim Douglas | 20.8 |
| 2002 | Jim Douglas | 2.6 |
Full Vermont governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1998 Vermont governor race?
Howard Dean (DEM) won with 55.7% of the vote, ahead of Ruth Dwyer (41.1%), a margin of 14.5 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 1998?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Vermont governor race?
218,120 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.