| Election Name: | 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Turnout: | 60.59% 0.08%[1] |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Parris Glendening.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Parris Glendening |
| Running Mate1: | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 846,972 |
| Percentage1: | 55.1% |
| Nominee2: | Ellen Sauerbrey |
| Running Mate2: | Richard D. Bennett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 688,357 |
| Percentage2: | 44.8% |
| Map Size: | 295px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Parris Glendening |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Parris Glendening |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Parris Glendening sought re-election. Governor Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for governor, ran again for governor and won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey four years prior was extremely contentious, and ended with the Sauerbrey campaign challenging the results.[2] Ultimately, despite the controversial nature of the previous election, Governor Glendening comfortably beat back Sauerbrey's spirited challenge, winning his second and final term as governor. As of, this was the last time that Allegany County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election and the last time that the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of the winning ticket was not a person of color.