1998 Arizona gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1998 United States gubernatorial elections.

1998 Arizona gubernatorial election
← 1994 November 3, 1998 2002 →
 
Nominee Jane Dee Hull Paul Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 620,188 361,552
Percentage 60.9% 35.5%
County results
Hull:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Johnson:      50–60%
Governor before election

Jane Dee Hull
Republican

Elected Governor

Jane Dee Hull
Republican

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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).

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Johnson 109,044 100.00%
Total votes 109,044 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
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

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Katherine Gallant 855 51.82%
Libertarian Tom Rawles 795 48.18%
Total votes 1,650 100.00%

Reform primary

Candidates

  • Scott Alan Malcomson

Results

Reform Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Scott Alan Malcomson 113 100.00%
Total votes 113 100.00%

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1998[2]
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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "State of Arizona Official Canvass 1998 Primary Election - September 8, 1998" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "State of Arizona Official Canvass 1998 General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.