1998 Florida Education Commissioner election

1998 Florida Education Commissioner election
Turnout	49.5%
	Gallagher: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Wallace: 50–60% 60–70%
Education Commissioner before election; Frank Brogan; Republican	Elected Education Commissioner ; Tom Gallagher; Republican

The 1998 Florida Education Commissioner election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Education Commissioner of Florida. The election was won by former Treasurer Tom Gallagher, who took office on January 5, 1999.^[2] This was the last regularly scheduled election for this office, as a 1998 amendment to the Florida Constitution turned this office into one appointed directly by the governor.^[3]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Gallagher	2,185,027	56.54
	Democratic	Peter Wallace	1,679,893	43.46
Total votes			3,864,920	100.00

1998 Florida Education Commissioner election

Results

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