1998 Arizona gubernatorial election
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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 Rose Mofford).
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November 3, 1998
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 County results Hull: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Johnson: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Johnson | 109,044 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 109,044 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Charles Brown
- Jim Howl
- Jane Dee Hull, incumbent Governor of Arizona
Results
| 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
- Katherine Gallant
- Tom Rawles, Maricopa County Supervisor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Katherine Gallant | 855 | 51.82% | |
| Libertarian | Tom Rawles | 795 | 48.18% | |
| Total votes | 1,650 | 100.00% | ||
Reform primary
General election
Results
| 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 |