1998 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1998 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1994 November 3, 1998 2002 →
Turnout	35.2%[a][1] 14.3%
Nominee Rick Perry John Sharp Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,858,837 1,790,106 Percentage 50.0% 48.2%
County results Perry:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Sharp:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Lieutenant Governor before election Bob Bullock Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry Republican

The 1998 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The Incumbent, Bob Bullock did not run for re-election due to his declining health and advancing age.^[2] The Republican, Incumbent Agriculture Commissioner; Rick Perry was elected against incumbent Democratic Comptroller; John Sharp. Perry became the second Republican to be elected as lieutenant governor and the first to do so since 1869. The 1998 Texas elections saw massive gains for the Republican Party, who won all statewide offices for the first time. No Democrat has held the lieutenant governor office since the end of Bob Bullock's term in 1999. The Lt. Gov election in retrospect may have helped influence incumbent Governor George W. Bush run for President in 2000, had Sharp won it may have made him less likely to run for President as a Democrat would've taken his office when he won the Presidency.