| Election Name: | 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Johanns.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Johanns |
| Running Mate1: | David Maurstad |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 293,910 |
| Percentage1: | 53.90% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Hoppner |
| Running Mate2: | Pam Bataillon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 250,678 |
| Percentage2: | 45.98% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ben Nelson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Johanns |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Term limits prevented incumbent Governor Ben Nelson, a Democrat, from seeking a third term in office. Republican nominee Mike Johanns, Mayor of Lincoln, defeated Democratic nominee, attorney Bill Hoppner., this was the last gubernatorial election in Nebraska in which the margin of victory was within single digits. Johanns later served Nebraska in the United States Senate with Nelson from 2009 to 2013.
Pam Bataillon ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.[1] She was the vice president of the Visiting Nurse Association from Omaha, Nebraska.[2] She is the wife of Joseph Bataillon, a federal judge who was prevented from participating in her campaign due to judicial ethics requirements.