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1998 Ohio gubernatorial election
	County results; Taft: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Fisher: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; George Voinovich; Republican	Elected Governor ; Bob Taft; Republican

The 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich could not seek a third term as Governor due to term limits, and ran for the United States Senate instead. To replace him, former Attorney General of Ohio Lee Fisher and Ohio Secretary of State Bob Taft won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively. Taft and Fisher faced off in a highly competitive general election, and in the end, Taft (a great-grandson of U.S. President and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft) beat out Fisher by a narrow margin, making this gubernatorial election one of Ohio's closest.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Fisher	663,832	100.00
Total votes			663,832	100.00

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Taft	691,946	100.00
Total votes			691,946	100.00

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1998^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Taft	1,678,721	50.05%	−21.72%
	Democratic	Lee Fisher	1,498,956	44.69%	+19.71%
	Reform	John R. Mitchel	111,468	3.32%
	Natural Law	Zanna Feitler	65,068	1.94%
Majority			179,765	5.36%	−41.43%
Turnout			3,354,213
	Republican hold		Swing