| Election Name: | 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | Yes |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Image1: | File:Tommy Thompson 1 (3x4) a.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tommy Thompson |
| Running Mate1: | Scott McCallum |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,047,716 |
| Percentage1: | 59.66% |
| Nominee2: | Ed Garvey |
| Running Mate2: | Barbara Lawton |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 679,553 |
| Percentage2: | 38.70% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Tommy Thompson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tommy Thompson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for the third time with nearly 60% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee, Rock, Portage, and Iowa counties voted for the Republican candidate, and the most recent where the winner garnered a double digit margin of victory. Gary George unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
The primary election was held on September 8, 1998. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
| County | Tommy G. Thompson Republican | Ed Garvey Democratic | All Others Various | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 3,907 | 60.55% | 2,450 | 37.97% | 95 | 1.47% | 1,457 | 22.58% | 6,452 | ||||||||||
| Ashland | 2,611 | 48.90% | 2,692 | 50.41% | 37 | 0.69% | -81 | -1.52% | 5,340 | ||||||||||
| Barron | 7,449 | 56.03% | 5,716 | 43.00% | 129 | 0.97% | 1,733 | 13.04% | 13,294 | ||||||||||
| Bayfield | 2,817 | 45.35% | 3,352 | 53.96% | 43 | 0.69% | -535 | -8.61% | 6,212 | ||||||||||
| Brown | 47,529 | 62.84% | 27,302 | 36.10% | 803 | 1.06% | 20,227 | 26.74% | 75,634 | ||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2,523 | 58.61% | 1,736 | 40.33% | 46 | 1.07% | 787 | 18.28% | 4,305 | ||||||||||
| Burnett | 3,076 | 50.19% | 3,011 | 49.13% | 42 | 0.69% | 65 | 1.06% | 6,129 | ||||||||||
| Calumet | 9,153 | 69.17% | 3,873 | 29.27% | 206 | 1.56% | 5,280 | 39.90% | 13,232 | ||||||||||
| Chippewa | 10,363 | 62.03% | 6,132 | 36.70% | 212 | 1.27% | 4,231 | 25.32% | 16,707 | ||||||||||
| Clark | 6,951 | 64.94% | 3,633 | 33.94% | 120 | 1.12% | 3,318 | 31.00% | 10,704 | ||||||||||
| Columbia | 10,456 | 60.41% | 6,503 | 37.57% | 349 | 2.02% | 3,953 | 22.84% | 17,308 | ||||||||||
| Crawford | 3,646 | 59.19% | 2,457 | 39.89% | 57 | 0.93% | 1,189 | 19.30% | 6,160 | ||||||||||
| Dane | 72,693 | 44.78% | 86,234 | 53.12% | 3,396 | 2.09% | -13,541 | -8.34% | 162,323 | ||||||||||
| Dodge | 16,245 | 70.16% | 6,417 | 27.72% | 491 | 2.12% | 9,828 | 42.45% | 23,153 | ||||||||||
| Door | 6,392 | 63.07% | 3,597 | 35.49% | 146 | 1.44% | 2,795 | 27.58% | 10,135 | ||||||||||
| Douglas | 5,905 | 46.82% | 6,550 | 51.93% | 158 | 1.25% | -645 | -5.11% | 12,613 | ||||||||||
| Dunn | 5,764 | 53.24% | 4,927 | 45.51% | 135 | 1.25% | 837 | 7.73% | 10,826 | ||||||||||
| Eau Claire | 17,168 | 56.43% | 12,715 | 41.79% | 541 | 1.78% | 4,453 | 14.64% | 30,424 | ||||||||||
| Florence | 1,104 | 68.15% | 506 | 31.23% | 10 | 0.62% | 598 | 36.91% | 1,620 | ||||||||||
| Fond du Lac | 19,682 | 70.75% | 7,685 | 27.63% | 452 | 1.62% | 11,997 | 43.13% | 27,819 | ||||||||||
| Forest | 1,988 | 57.94% | 1,427 | 41.59% | 16 | 0.47% | 561 | 16.35% | 3,431 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 8,371 | 63.54% | 4,673 | 35.47% | 131 | 0.99% | 3,698 | 28.07% | 13,175 | ||||||||||
| Green | 6,756 | 63.82% | 3,610 | 34.10% | 220 | 2.08% | 3,146 | 29.72% | 10,586 | ||||||||||
| Green Lake | 4,297 | 71.52% | 1,640 | 27.30% | 71 | 1.18% | 2,657 | 44.22% | 6,008 | ||||||||||
| Iowa | 4,270 | 58.05% | 2,990 | 40.65% | 96 | 1.31% | 1,280 | 17.40% | 7,356 | ||||||||||
| Iron | 1,594 | 61.31% | 987 | 37.96% | 19 | 0.73% | 607 | 23.35% | 2,600 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 3,447 | 54.04% | 2,813 | 44.10% | 119 | 1.87% | 634 | 9.94% | 6,379 | ||||||||||
| Jefferson | 15,363 | 65.27% | 7,647 | 32.49% | 529 | 2.25% | 7,716 | 32.78% | 23,539 | ||||||||||
| Juneau | 4,402 | 67.02% | 2,063 | 31.41% | 103 | 1.57% | 2,339 | 35.61% | 6,568 | ||||||||||
| Kenosha | 28,128 | 61.34% | 17,011 | 37.09% | 720 | 1.57% | 11,117 | 24.24% | 45,859 | ||||||||||
| Kewaunee | 4,578 | 63.17% | 2,582 | 35.63% | 87 | 1.20% | 1,996 | 27.54% | 7,247 | ||||||||||
| La Crosse | 21,984 | 58.63% | 14,892 | 39.72% | 619 | 1.65% | 7,092 | 18.91% | 37,495 | ||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3,423 | 65.84% | 1,743 | 33.53% | 33 | 0.63% | 1,680 | 32.31% | 5,199 | ||||||||||
| Langlade | 4,107 | 62.80% | 2,376 | 36.33% | 57 | 0.87% | 1,731 | 26.47% | 6,540 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 5,300 | 57.79% | 3,567 | 38.89% | 304 | 3.31% | 1,733 | 18.90% | 9,171 | ||||||||||
| Manitowoc | 17,733 | 62.63% | 10,291 | 36.35% | 289 | 1.02% | 7,442 | 26.28% | 28,313 | ||||||||||
| Marathon | 25,966 | 64.91% | 13,511 | 33.77% | 529 | 1.32% | 12,455 | 31.13% | 40,006 | ||||||||||
| Marinette | 9,457 | 66.25% | 4,716 | 33.04% | 102 | 0.71% | 4,741 | 33.21% | 14,275 | ||||||||||
| Marquette | 3,112 | 64.70% | 1,624 | 33.76% | 74 | 1.54% | 1,488 | 30.94% | 4,810 | ||||||||||
| Menominee | 300 | 28.90% | 725 | 69.85% | 13 | 1.25% | -425 | -40.94% | 1,038 | ||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 145,010 | 49.77% | 140,666 | 48.28% | 5,699 | 1.96% | 4,344 | 1.49% | 291,375 | ||||||||||
| Monroe | 7,465 | 63.45% | 4,148 | 35.25% | 153 | 1.30% | 3,317 | 28.19% | 11,766 | ||||||||||
| Oconto | 7,655 | 64.62% | 4,097 | 34.59% | 94 | 0.79% | 3,558 | 30.04% | 11,846 | ||||||||||
| Oneida | 7,816 | 59.82% | 5,088 | 38.94% | 161 | 1.23% | 2,728 | 20.88% | 13,065 | ||||||||||
| Outagamie | 32,761 | 64.23% | 17,500 | 34.31% | 742 | 1.45% | 15,261 | 29.92% | 51,003 | ||||||||||
| Ozaukee | 23,716 | 75.34% | 7,283 | 23.14% | 480 | 1.52% | 16,433 | 52.20% | 31,479 | ||||||||||
| Pepin | 1,173 | 54.48% | 958 | 44.50% | 22 | 1.02% | 215 | 9.99% | 2,153 | ||||||||||
| Pierce | 5,852 | 57.13% | 4,285 | 41.83% | 106 | 1.03% | 1,567 | 15.30% | 10,243 | ||||||||||
| Polk | 6,820 | 53.21% | 5,896 | 46.00% | 101 | 0.79% | 924 | 7.21% | 12,817 | ||||||||||
| Portage | 12,038 | 55.42% | 9,309 | 42.86% | 373 | 1.72% | 2,729 | 12.56% | 21,720 | ||||||||||
| Price | 3,568 | 60.44% | 2,298 | 38.93% | 37 | 0.63% | 1,270 | 21.51% | 5,903 | ||||||||||
| Racine | 34,337 | 56.03% | 25,803 | 42.11% | 1,141 | 1.86% | 8,534 | 13.93% | 61,281 | ||||||||||
| Richland | 3,502 | 61.91% | 2,061 | 36.43% | 94 | 1.66% | 1,441 | 25.47% | 5,657 | ||||||||||
| Rock | 27,485 | 55.86% | 21,109 | 42.90% | 613 | 1.25% | 6,376 | 12.96% | 49,207 | ||||||||||
| Rusk | 3,108 | 55.85% | 2,375 | 42.68% | 82 | 1.47% | 733 | 13.17% | 5,565 | ||||||||||
| Sauk | 10,206 | 61.94% | 6,008 | 36.47% | 262 | 1.59% | 4,198 | 25.48% | 16,476 | ||||||||||
| Sawyer | 3,432 | 60.57% | 2,185 | 38.56% | 49 | 0.86% | 1,247 | 22.01% | 5,666 | ||||||||||
| Shawano | 9,106 | 67.12% | 4,353 | 32.09% | 108 | 0.80% | 4,753 | 35.03% | 13,567 | ||||||||||
| Sheboygan | 26,880 | 67.97% | 12,162 | 30.75% | 504 | 1.27% | 14,718 | 37.22% | 39,546 | ||||||||||
| St. Croix | 10,612 | 62.25% | 6,225 | 36.52% | 210 | 1.23% | 4,387 | 25.73% | 17,047 | ||||||||||
| Taylor | 4,482 | 66.98% | 2,147 | 32.08% | 63 | 0.94% | 2,335 | 34.89% | 6,692 | ||||||||||
| Trempealeau | 5,086 | 58.29% | 3,543 | 40.60% | 97 | 1.11% | 1,543 | 17.68% | 8,726 | ||||||||||
| Vernon | 5,326 | 56.60% | 3,918 | 41.64% | 166 | 1.76% | 1,408 | 14.96% | 9,410 | ||||||||||
| Vilas | 5,342 | 63.98% | 2,836 | 33.97% | 171 | 2.05% | 2,506 | 30.02% | 8,349 | ||||||||||
| Walworth | 17,316 | 67.64% | 7,839 | 30.62% | 447 | 1.75% | 9,477 | 37.02% | 25,602 | ||||||||||
| Washburn | 3,022 | 53.25% | 2,602 | 45.85% | 51 | 0.90% | 420 | 7.40% | 5,675 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 29,102 | 74.38% | 9,164 | 23.42% | 859 | 2.20% | 19,938 | 50.96% | 39,125 | ||||||||||
| Waukesha | 98,555 | 73.83% | 32,384 | 24.26% | 2,556 | 1.91% | 66,171 | 49.57% | 133,495 | ||||||||||
| Waupaca | 10,771 | 66.72% | 5,191 | 32.15% | 182 | 1.13% | 5,580 | 34.56% | 16,144 | ||||||||||
| Waushara | 5,289 | 68.52% | 2,299 | 29.78% | 131 | 1.70% | 2,990 | 38.74% | 7,719 | ||||||||||
| Winnebago | 33,496 | 65.81% | 16,436 | 32.29% | 966 | 1.90% | 17,060 | 33.52% | 50,898 | ||||||||||
| Wood | 17,377 | 64.81% | 9,009 | 33.60% | 426 | 1.59% | 8,368 | 31.21% | 26,812 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,047,716 | 59.66% | 679,553 | 38.70% | 28,745 | 1.64% | 368,163 | 20.97% | 1,756,014 | ||||||||||