1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The 1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican governor Lincoln Almond defeated Democratic nominee Myrth York in a rematch of the 1994 race.
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November 3, 1998
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Almond: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% York: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Lincoln Almond, incumbent governor of Rhode Island
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lincoln Almond (incumbent) | 5,510 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 5,510 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Myrth York, former Rhode Island state senator, 1994 Democratic nominee for governor
- Jack Dennison Potter, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Myrth York | 53,561 | 82.89 | |
| Democratic | Jack Dennison Potter | 11,055 | 17.11 | |
| Total votes | 64,616 | 100.00 | ||
Cool Moose primary
- Robert J. Healey, businessman and perennial candidate
Reform primary
- Joseph Devine, 1992 Reform Party nominee for governor
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Lincoln Almond (R) |
Myrth York (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming & Associates[3][A] | October 21–24, 1998 | 400 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 42% | 38% | 20% |
| Fleming & Associates[3][A] | October 6–9, 1998 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 43% | 38% | 19% |
| KRC Communications Research[3][B] | August 31 – September 2, 1998 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 42% | 44% | 14% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lincoln Almond (incumbent) | 156,180 | 50.97% | +3.59% | |
| Democratic | Myrth York | 129,105 | 42.13% | −1.41% | |
| Cool Moose | Robert J. Healey | 19,250 | 6.28% | −2.82% | |
| Reform | Joseph F. Devine | 1,848 | 0.60% | ||
| Write-ins | 62 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 27,075 | 8.84% | +5.01% | ||
| Turnout | 306,445 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
By county
| Lincoln Almond Republican |
Myrth York Democratic |
All Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Bristol | 8,587 | 52.2% | 5,956 | 36.2% | 1,822 | 11.7% |
| Kent | 29,354 | 52.7% | 22,202 | 39.9% | 4,146 | 7.5% |
| Newport | 14,130 | 54.3% | 9,922 | 38.1% | 1,977 | 7.6% |
| Providence | 81,643 | 48.3% | 76,932 | 45.5% | 10,428 | 6.2% |
| Washington | 22,466 | 57.3% | 14,093 | 36.0% | 2,625 | 6.7% |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by WPRI Channel 12
- Poll sponsored by The Providence Journal & WJAR
